Kuwait Parliament Approves Amendments On Printing, Publishing Law

Kuwaiti National Assembly, on Thursday, approved in the second deliberation a draft law to amend some provisions of the Printing and Publishing Law. Out of 50 attendees, only one voted against the Law, forty-seven voted for the amendment, while two others declined.

The amendments reduced the prohibitions from 11 to five, so the law prevents outraging public morals, as well as the disclosure of confidentiality and prejudice to the dignity of people and their religious beliefs, advocating or inciting contempt for any group of society and harming Kuwaiti relations with other Arab or friendly countries.

The amendments reduced the value of infringing the Amir authority’s fine for no more than KD 10,000 (USD 33,000). For his part, the Information and Culture Minister Dr. Hamad Rohaldeen thanked the MPs for their cooperation to approve this law.

Audio-visual media law

Kuwait’s National Assembly approved, Thursday, in its second deliberation, a bill on amending some provisions of the audio-visual media law, including preserving rights of individuals and their freedoms.

Some 52 of the 55 attendees in the session voted in favor of amendment, one disapproved, and two abstained. The National Assembly began today’s session by discussing the report of the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Culture and Guidance Affairs on a bill amending some provisions of Law 61/2007 regarding audio-visual media.

 

 

 

SOURCE  TIMESKUWAIT

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