Kuwait court rejects govt recourse on electoral law
- Published: 25 Sep 2012 at 17.49
- Online news: World
Kuwait's constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that the Gulf emirate's electoral constituency law was in line with the constitution, rejecting a government appeal.
Kuwaiti special forces secure the area near the palace of justice in Kuwait City on September 25, 2012 ahead of a crucial ruling by the top court on the controversial electoral constituency law. Kuwait's constitutional court ruled that the Gulf emirate's electoral constituency law was in line with the constitution, rejecting a government appeal.
"The recourse is rejected," judge Faisal al-Murshid, Kuwait's chief justice, declared in a short verdict, a day after thousands of opposition supporters rallied against the government's attempt to redefine the constituencies.
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