“As we partner with the country’s youth, we plan to cooperate with the immunity lift request so that the truth can finally win,” said MP Dr Faisal Al-Mislem, commenting on news stating that the request has already been forwarded to Deputy Speaker Khalid Al-Sultan.
The request will be debated and put for voting during a future parliamentary session, the date of which was decided yesterday , according to rapporteur Mohammad Al-Dallal. If the Parliament approves to lift the immunity of lawmakers involved in the incident, they will have to stand trial to face charges.
Separately, Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs insiders expressed concern over minister Jamaal Al-Shehab’s latest decision to ease restriction placed on monitoring mosques in Kuwait, describing it as being ‘a reaction to MP Mohammad Hayef’s grilling threats.’
Speaking to Al-Qabas on condition of anonymity, sources explained that the ministry’s previous conditions called for closing mosques half an hour after prayers “in order to protect worship places from being misused in spreading extremist ideologies.” “Does this mean that the ministry is able to eliminate this threat?” sources questioned.
MP Dr Mohammad Al-Kandari said in Al-Abdali that the bloc representing the majority in the Parliament cannot deny a member’s right to initiate a grilling motion “but has to deal the consequences on his own.”
In other news, MP Nabeel Al-Fadhel requested in a letter to the Parliament’s secretariat, for measures to be taken against “serious violations committed by head of the investigations committee in the cash deposits case.”
Al-Fadhel was referring to Musallam Al-Barrak’s statements, after he told reporters that the Central Bank governor failed to provide enough data to the investigations committee, reported Annahar. Meanwhile, he pointed out that Riyadh Al-Adasani had spoken openly about the six-hour session held with Al-Qabas Editor-in-Chief as well as head of the financial monitoring unit at the Central Bank.
Al-Fadhel accused both lawmakers of “revealing confidential matters concerning investigation committees,” in violation of Article 54 of the Parliament’s internal charter.
