His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah yesterday told a delegation from Mutair tribe that he will insist that a member of the scrapped 2012 National Assembly Mohammad Al-Juwaihel and those standing behind him will be penalized for what they did against the tribe, MP Hussein Mazyed said.

Speaking after the meeting with the Amir, the lawmaker said that the Amir expressed a great deal of concern to the issue and vowed that law will be implemented.

The meeting came one day after the controversial Juwaihel wrote a highly abusive tweet against the Mutair tribe, one of the largest Bedouin tribes in Kuwait, and a day after Juwaihel himself was arrested.

Juwaihel’s action was not the first against Mutair tribe or other tribes as in late January he abused the tribe at an election rally which resulted in some tribesmen burning his election tent.

In a related development, police yesterday summoned several men from Mutair tribe on accusations that they took part in burning Juwaihel’s tent and which some MPs described as “provocative” and surprising.

MP Mohammad Hayef said “I consider the move as a provocative message at this time” and asked if the law had been implemented at the culprit first.

Activists on the Twitter described the interior ministry’s move as an attempt to blackmail the Mutair tribe not to press charges against Juwaihel for letting their men out.

The meeting with the Amir was arranged by a member of the 2012 scrapped assembly Obaid Al-Wasmi. Several MPs and dignitaries took part in the delegation which was boycotted by opposition MPs Mussallam Al-Barrak, Mubarak Al-Waalan, Hayef and others.

In a joint statement signed by Barrak and Waalan among others from the Mutair tribe, they insisted that Juwaihel was not acting on his own but was being moved from behind the scene by influential people and some members of the ruling family who “are plotting to sow discord in the society”.

MP Mazyed said the Mutair delegation appealed to the Amir that the abusive campaign against the Mutair tribe in particular and other tribes in general must end. Mazyed said the delegation informed the Amir of the huge rage by members of the Mutair tribe and other tribes and “we found all the concern and attention from the Amir who said he does not accept any insult against the Mutair and other tribes because they are the people of Kuwait”.

Wasmi said on his Twitter account “we believe in the rule of the law and the state of institutions but there are no laws or institutions”.

He said that he went to the meeting not to complain but to carry a message that “the situation is so bad and that the ground is prepared for a discord and it will be difficult for officials to prevent”.

The opposition majority bloc meanwhile held a meeting yesterday and discussed the latest developments regarding the political crisis and Juwaihel’s insults.

The bloc asked MP Barrak and member of the 2012 assembly Osama Al-Shaheen to issue a statement on behalf of the bloc regarding the latest developments and is expected to tackle the Juwaihel’s issue as part of an attempt to destabilize the country’s social fabric.

The bloc also discussed the developments on the electoral constituencies as Shiite MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah said yesterday the government will announce next week it has decided to refer the electoral law to the constitutional court, effectively delaying the forthcoming election and a measure that the opposition had rejected.