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       KUWAIT CITY, March 21: The Court of Appeals has set a session on Sunday to rule on the disqualification cases of 2024 parliamentary election candidates Marzouq Al-Habini, Marzouq Al-Khalifa, Ahmed Mutee and Jaber Al-Muhailbi. Earlier, the Administrative Court canceled the decision to disqualify Marzouq Al-Khalifa and Ahmed Mutee; thereby, putting their names back to the list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election.

       The court rejected the appeal of Fifth Constituency candidates Jaber Al-Muhailbi and Marzouq Al-Habini against the decision to remove them from the list of candidates. The court received electoral appeals from some candidates disqualified by the Ministry of Interior, demanding in their appeals to cancel the decision to disqualify them and re-register their candidacy in the electoral district in which they were registered.

       This came after the ministry decided to disqualify some candidates for failing to fulfill one of the electoral conditions due to their conviction for the crime of participating in by-elections. The ministry informed Ahmed Mutee, Jaber Al-Muhailbi, Marzouq Al-Habini, Marzouq Al-Khalifa, Sheikh Mishal Al- Malik, Mohammad Al-Juwaihil, Walid Al-Nasser, Mohammad Al-Azmi, Hani Hussein, Adel Al-Saeedi and Mubarak Trad about their disqualification; in addition to three other candidates who failed to complete the registration procedures.

       Meanwhile, Fourth Constituency candidate Musaed Al-Qeraifa said the Constitution must be amended; because the State should not be managed according to the mentalities of the people in the 1960s, “considering we are in 2024.” In a podcast interview, Al-Qeraifa stressed that Kuwait is no longer a testing field for members of the Sabah Family to be appointed as prime ministers.

       It is worth mentioning that Al-Qeraifa was disqualified in the previous election as per the law on prohibiting those convicted of offending the Amiri entity. He is also among the beneficiaries of the recent amendment of the law, which reduced the rehabilitation period for those convicted of such a crime. Former MP and Fourth Constituency candidate Fayez Al-Jomhour disclosed that if he wins in the election, his cooperation with the government will be based on how the latter deals with urgent public issues; the most important of which are the bills on improving the standard of living of citizens. He asked HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to be careful in choosing ministers. He then voiced objection to the reappointment of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah.

       By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh and Jaber Al-Hamoud

       Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

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