Shi’ite MPs boycott parliament session in protest over death sentences
According to press reports Shi’ite Muslim lawmakers boycotted a parliament session in Kuwait, as sectarian tensions rose over the death sentences imposed by a Kuwaiti court on two men convicted of spying for Iran. An outspoken Shi’ite MP complained that the trial and sentences were being used to imply that Kuwait’s Shi’ite community was collaborating with Iran. Witnesses said all nine Shi’ite MPs in the 50-member Kuwaiti parliament stayed away from a session on Wednesday and are expected to boycott another session on Thursday. (Reuters)
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