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Kuwait Police Arrest Man For Ranting Over Bad Weather Online
Police arrested an Egyptian resident for posting a video online ranting about bad weather and dust storms
Police in Kuwait have arrested a resident — an Egyptian man — for posting a video online in which he rants about bad weather and dust storms. The man has been referred for deportation for insulting Kuwait, Arabic daily Al Anba reported
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said Sunday the person behind the “offensive” video was arrested and referred to authorities, which would “take the necessary legal action against him.”
In a dashboard camera video posted on the social media app TikTok, the man can be heard complaining about the blinding sandstorm that has engulfed Kuwait for the past few days.
“I’m inside a dust storm right now, I literally can’t see anything in front of me,” the man says, showing the dust coating the highway like a thick fog.
“Fine, Kuwait, fine,” he adds, with an expletive in Arabic. The clip went viral on Twitter, racking up tens of thousands of views.
Some social media users, who saw the arrest as a sign of Kuwait’s crackdown on free speech and mistreatment of migrant workers, showed their support for the Egyptian man by posting their own videos insulting the weather.
In a region full of governments hostile to free expression, Kuwait stands out for its outspoken parliament and relatively vibrant civic life.
In another unrelated incident an Egyptian national had been arrested and referred for deportation for harrassing girls in the Hawalli neighbourhood.
SOURCE : TIMES KUWAIT
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