Kuwaiti protesters call for release of opposition leader
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Supporters of Kuwaiti opposition leader and former parliament member Mussallam al-Barrak (portrait) demonstrate late on July 2, 2014 in #Kuwait City, after Kuwait’s public prosecutor ordered Barrak to be held in custody for 10 days for alleged slander and insults to the supreme judicial council. (Photo: AFP - Yasser al-Zayyat)
Kuwaiti police fired teargas and stun grenades to disperse an opposition rally demanding the release of prominent dissident Mussallam al-Barrak, activists said on Thursday. The public prosecutor on Wednesday ordered Barrak, a former MP, to be held for 10 days after he was questioned for allegedly insulting the judiciary. Thousands of people gathered at Barrak’s residence southwest of Kuwait City on Wednesday night and marched on the (...)
