Islamist MPs Falah Al-Sawwagh and Bader Al- Dahoum were arrested by state security detectives and taken to the public prosecution while former lawmaker Khaled Al- Tahous went himself to the prosecution after he was summoned.
The three former MPs were speakers on Oct 10 at a gathering of the opposition and made remarks warning HH the Amir of the severe consequences that may result from amending the electoral constituency law.
The remarks were allegedly considered to be in violation of the constitution under which criticizing the Amir is totally banned. Activists said that two more warrants have been issued to summon former MPs Musallam Al-Barrak and Osama Al- Munawer, but Barrak later denied that he had been informed of the warrant.
The two were summoned on similar charges after Munawer spoke at a gathering in Jahra last Saturday and Barrak gave a fiery speech on Monday at a huge rally that turned violent as elite special forces beat up young activists.
Four activists were wounded and four others had been arrested and were still being interrogated by the public prosecution over charges of assaulting policemen and illegal procession.
The public prosecution has started questioning the three former lawmakers and it will either detain them for further investigation or release them on bail pending trial.
Activists and former lawmakers said they were rushing to the yard outside the Palace of Justice in solidarity with the arrested former MPs. Former Islamist MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei warned authorities over any mistreatment against the detained men and also warned of “a possible attempt to assassinate them if they were sent to jail”.
Barrak appealed to all Kuwaiti people to show solidarity with the arrested former MPs as activists were expected to throng the Palace of Justice. In another development, former MP Barrak told a press conference that the amounts of illegal deposits paid to 13 former MPs reached KD 120 million, more than what had been initially reported.
