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Kuwait: Former prime minister detained ahead of military aid embezzlement case

Name: Kuwait: Former prime minister detained ahead of military aid embezzlement case
Uploaded: 2021-04-15T18:45:34+0100
Description: In an unprecedented move, Kuwait’s former prime minister has been detained ahead of a trial relating to the embezzlement of $790m in military funds. Who is Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, and why is he on trial?

MEE staff

Published date: 15 April 2021 18:46 BST | Last update: 3 years ago

In an unprecedented move, Kuwait’s former prime minister has been detained ahead of a trial relating to the embezzlement of $790m in military funds.

Who is Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, and why is he on trial?

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