Kuwait Shuts Two Newspapers for Defying Ban on Alleged Coup Plot

Local Editor

A judge in Kuwait ordered two newspapers to close for the second time in two months for defying a ban on an alleged coup plot, the dailies said on Monday.

The Al-Watan and Alam Al-Youm newspapers were ordered to close for five days following a recent information ministry complaint, after they published a story on videotapes allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup.

The two papers were closed for two weeks from April 20 for carrying news on the videotapes after the Gulf state's attorney general ordered a total blackout while the issue was under investigation.

The videos have shaken the country, prompting the investigation and parliament to hold a secret debate on the issue.

Moreover, the new developments unfolded with the opposition planning a public rally for Tuesday, its first in more than a year, to expose what it calls major corruption scandals.

Sources: News Agencies, Edited by website team