The Ministers of Defense and Interior in the Kuwaiti government submitted their resignations today, Wednesday, to the Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled. Good morning immortal.
The newspaper pointed out that the resignation of the two ministers came as an objection to the abuse of the National Assembly members in using the interrogation tool recently.
For his part, Hamad Jaber Al-Ali, the resigned Minister of Defense, expressed his deep regret “for the abuse of the constitutional tools in the country, which prompted us to take this step by submitting our resignations to His Highness the President,” as he put it.
Jaber Al-Ali added: “We have sworn to preserve public money and have taken reform and legal steps, but we cannot achieve in this atmosphere as if what is required is failure and not achievement.”
Al-Ali stressed that interrogations are a constitutional right, but he found himself and the rest of the ministers unable to achieve the aspirations of the Kuwaiti people, who expect a lot from them.
He added, “This is their right, but parliamentary practices hinder us from achieving the aspirations of the loyal Kuwaiti people, who trusted us and hoped to achieve their demands.”
The resigned Kuwaiti minister concluded his statement by saying: “Therefore, I decided to resign because I came to accomplish and work, and I have a reform plan, but this cannot be implemented in these circumstances.”
On the other hand, the Kuwaiti parliament renewed, today, Wednesday, its confidence in the Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, following questioning him..
And the “KUNA” news agency said that Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah gained the confidence of the majority of the National Assembly members in the vote that took place in a special session today, Wednesday, following he was interrogated by opposition MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri regarding a week ago..
23 deputies voted in favor of the minister once morest 21 others who voted once morest him, while withdrawing confidence from the minister requires that the majority of the members who make up the council vote once morest him, except for the ministers, as ministers do not participate in the vote of confidence in their colleague, although they are all considered representatives in Parliament..
Article 101 of the Kuwaiti constitution states that every minister in the National Assembly is responsible for the work of his ministry, and that “if the parliament decides not to trust a minister, he is considered to have retired from the ministry from the date of the no-confidence decision and to submit his resignation immediately.“.
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim adjourned the parliament’s special session following discussing the motion of confidence in the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
