Lawmakers demand tweeter’s arrest for blasphemy

KUWAIT: Police hold back people protesting against blasphemous postings by a tweeter outside the state security department in Salmiya

KUWAIT: Some lawmakers threatened to stage protests if the government failed to arrest a tweeter who allegedly committed blasphemy by insulting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Ayesha, the Caliph Othman bin Affan and the companions of the Prophet (PBUH). MP Jamaan Al-Harbash said, “the nation should punish him if the government fails to do so. We are waiting for the arrest of the renegade so that calamity can be avoided.” MP Waleed Al-Tabatabae said,” if the ‘barking dog’ is not arrested and legal measures are not taken against him, we will call gather at the Irada Square today.”

Badar Al-Dahoum called for killing the irreligious man who insulted the Prophet, and asked for according the death penalty to those insult Islam, Prophet and his companions. Usama Al-Shaheen asked the Interior Ministry to  hold this person responsible. Writer Mohammad Al-Mulaifi said, “we will wait outside the State Security Building to submit a complaint demanding this person’s arrest.”

In other news, Iraqi member of parliament Adnan Al-Shahmani described MP Waleed Al-Tabatabae’s statement about Iranian forces controlling Baghdad Airport before the Arab Summit’s commencement as being ‘ridiculous.’ He commented that the restitution of Iraq – Kuwait relations did not go down well with the Kuwaiti MP. “Iraq is a sovereign country and is independent. It is not logical to hand over parts of it to a certain country. Definitely there is no Iranian involvement here,” Al-Shahmani asserted.

By A Saleh, Staff Writer

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