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Candidates warned against criticising government
The Emir, Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has issued a stern warning to candidates for the June 29 elections not to criticise the government, vowing he will not allow anyone to "sabotage" Kuwaiti democracy.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 June 26, 2006
Kuwait: The Emir, Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has issued a stern warning to candidates for the June 29 elections not to criticise the government, vowing he will not allow anyone to "sabotage" Kuwaiti democracy.
The warning came in a statement read by state minister for cabinet affairs Mohammad Sharar.
"The Emir affirmed ... he will not allow anyone to sabotage the well-established [democratic] path," said the statement quoted by the official news agency Kuna.
Meanwhile, Laila Zaid Al Rashed, lawyer and candidate for the upcoming Kuwaiti parliamentary elections, talks to her supporters at a men's diwaniya meeting in Umm Al Haiman, 60km south of Kuwait City on Saturday.
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