– Heads of legislative and executive and judicial authorities on Thursday submitted their first report on proposed terms for granting amnesty to a number of convicted citizens to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the National Assembly Speaker announced.

Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim said in a press statement that he was honored today — along with the heads of the judicial and executive authorities — with a meeting with His Highness the Amir to present the report, including the recommendations, to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf.

He indicated other reports concerning “crucial and complex” issues would be delivered to His Highness the Amir after “studying them,” indicating that these matters could not be examined in a short period of time.

His Highness the Amir Has decided to use his constitutional right as stipulated in the Provision 75 of Kuwait Constitution, Al-Ghanim announced, indicating that Sheikh Nawaf addressed him and his two colleagues as well as present advisers during the meeting, also noting that His Highness Sheikh Nawaf listened to explanations regarding the relevant proposals.

The parliament speaker has re-affirmed that His Highness the Amir solely enjoys the power to issue such an amnesty in such cases.

Moreover, Al-Ghanim expressed gratitude to His Highness the Amir, hoped that the Kuwaiti people would be satisfied with the work he had done with his colleagues whom he thanked along with the consultants who had expressed their views during the meeting, in addition to the MPS who were helpful in the mission too.

His Highness the Amir, on October 20, tasked Al-Ghanim, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Al-Ajeel with the task of presenting proposals on the conditions of the amnesty for a number of convicted citizens, pending an amnesty proclamation.

Source: Kuwait News Agency