| The Kuwaiti government decided Monday, January 31, to refer the nascent Ummah (Nation) Party's leaders to the public prosecution's office, accusing them of declaring the establishment of the Islamist party illegally and unconstitutionally. The government further presented an official complaint to the US embassy in the Gulf emirate, expressing uneasiness over the participation of embassy official's in "an illegal" gathering or meeting, during which the party was declared, according to Al-Watan daily, citing an unnamed cabinet source. "Kuwait is a state of institutions and laws. To declare a party, there are legal procedures to be followed and licenses to be obtained first," the source added. |