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| Kuwaiti emir pardons 472 prisoners |
| 2007-03-22 |
| KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait on Wednesday freed 472 prisoners after Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah pardoned them on the occasion of the emirateÂ’s national and liberation days, which fell on February 25 and 26. Liberation day on February 26 marked 16 years since a US-led multinational coalition liberated the emirate after seven months of Iraqi occupation. The pardon, which also marked the emirÂ’s first year in power, stipulated reducing the jail terms of 1,333 other prisoners, the interior ministry said. Of those released, 300 were foreigners and the rest Kuwaiti citizens. They included 64 women, most of them expatriates. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 So, neither, Zenster. Thank you, Eric. I just wondered if they were using the Saudi model. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-22 16:04 |
| #4 Westerners or "foreign combatants"? Likely imported labor from Philippines, etc. Note the 64 women are mostly "expatriates". That would be maids and such. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-03-22 07:37 |
| #3 In Kuwaiti terms, foreigners are non-citizen guest workers and long-term residents. It's hard for a non-citizen to gain Kuwaiti citizenship, no matter how long he and his family have lived there. In the US, you apply, are accepted in, wait the legally-required period, take the test, and take the oath. There, you don't even bother. So, neither, Zenster. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-03-22 07:34 |
| #2 In the case of Kuwait, probably Pak petty criminals. |
| Posted by: Fred 2007-03-22 07:33 |
| #1 Of those released, 300 were foreigners Westerners or "foreign combatants"? This revolving door excrement is tiresome. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-22 00:22 |