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Kuwaiti royal detained over tweets: Report   

The Peninsula - 01 August, 2012

Police released a member of Kuwait's Al Sabah ruling family after holding him for several days over remarks on Twitter in which he accused the authorities of corruption and called for political reforms, a rights activist said.

Kuwaiti authorities detained Sheikh Meshaal Al Malik Al Sabah on Thursday, Anwar Al Rasheed, secretary general of the Gulf Forum for Civil Societies, said. While Kuwait has one of the most open political systems in the Gulf, the head of the ruling family, the Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has the final say in political matters.
 
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