(MENAFN- Arab Times) Kuwait city july 3 (afp): 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. on thursday the court turned down a petition filed by barrak's lawyers to release him until his trial defence lawyer thamer al-jadaei wrote on his twitter account.
The court set a july 7 date to start hearing the case against barrak who is charged with insulting the supreme judicial council and slander against its chairman. soon after the court's rejection the opposition went into an emergency meeting to decide on further action. thousands of people gathered at barrak's residence southwest of kuwait city on wednesday night and marched on the nearby jail where the former opposition leader was detained the activists said.
Police intervened when hundreds of protesters reached the prison firing teargas and stun grenades to disperse them there were no reports of any casualties. smaller protests were also reportedly staged in other parts of kuwait. the opposition leader is accused of slandering and insulting the supreme judicial council and its chairman faisal al-marshed in remarks made at a public rally on june 10. opposition groups strongly criticised the legal action against him as unlawful and 'politically motivated'.
Police fire tear-gas to disperse protester
police fired teargas and stun grenades to disperse an opposition rally demanding the release of prominent activist mussallam al- barrak 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. on thursday the court turned down a petition filed by barrak's lawyers to release him until his trial defence lawyer thamer al-jadaei wrote on his twitter account. the court set a july 7 date to start hearing the case against barrak who is charged with insulting the supreme judicial council and slander against its chairman. thousands of people gathered at barrak's residence and marched on the nearby jail where the former opposition leader was detained the activists said. police intervened when hundreds of protesters reached the prison firing teargas and stun grenades to disperse them. there were no reports of any casualties. smaller protests were also reportedly staged in other parts of the country. (afp)
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