Summary
Authorities in Kuwait have detained a former liberal opposition lawmaker for allegedly insulting the Gulf state's ruler and criticizing a visit by the Egyptian president, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Ahmad said his client was told the comments were deemed "offensive" to Kuwait's emir and "humiliating" for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who concluded a two-day visit to Kuwait on Tuesday.
Mulla was accused of threatening Kuwaiti-Egyptian relations by criticizing Sisi, the lawyer said.
Kuwait along with other Gulf states backed Sisi following the military overthrow of Islamist president Mohammad Morsi in July 2013 .
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