The Kuwaiti government approved during its extraordinary meeting the necessary draft decrees to grant amnesty to indicted Kuwaitis, including those accused of storming the National Assembly in 2011.
The draft decree will be submitted to Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
“The Council of Ministers approved the necessary draft decrees which will be referred to the Amir,” the Cabinet statement said.
It added that the Emir used his constitutional right to grant amnesty to the “indicted sons of Kuwait.”
“Under the Sovereign instructions, the Cabinet approved the necessary draft decrees, which will be tendered to the Emir for final endorsement under Article 75 of the Constitution, according to a statement released by the Cabinet following its extraordinary session,” reported the KUNA official news agency.
The decree will help in ending the political dispute with the parliamentary opposition. It will be issued Monday and will be effective immediately.
Informed sources stated that the amnesty includes 67 lawmakers and activists living in exile in Turkey, including parliamentarian Musallam al-Barrak. It also includes former deputies sentenced to prison in 2017 and seven members affiliated with the Abdali cell arrested on August 13, 2015.
