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Five Kuwaiti MPs Resign in Protest over Premier’s Corruption Scandal

Five Kuwaiti MPs Resign in Protest over Premier’s Corruption Scandal
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Five Kuwaiti MPs resigned over the parliament's refusal to question the premier on corruption allegations at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, as AFP reported on Sunday.

Five Kuwaiti MPs Resign in Protest over Premier’s Corruption Scandal

"Today, the situation has reached a deadlock. The deviation in the use of monitoring and legislation powers in parliament has led to killing the questioning tool and silencing MPs," two MPs wrote in their resignation letter on Sunday.

Allegations have surfaced that the Prime Minister used cash handouts to sway
lawmakers in their voting decisions and related behaviors, but the pro-government parliament has rejected even considering or investigating the issue overall.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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