Graft Claim Roils Kuwait’s Government as Ministers Removed
- Acting premier has recused himself from forming new government
- Sheikh Jaber vowed to clear name amid military aid allegations
Kuwaiti demonstrators take part in a demonstration against corruption in Kuwait City.
Photographer: Yasser al-Zayat/AFP via Getty Images
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Kuwait’s caretaker prime minister stepped aside vowing to clear his name on Monday and two ministers were replaced by the emir, as an unprecedented public spat intensified within the ruling family over alleged misuse of military funds.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who resigned as premier last week along with the government, recused himself after being asked by Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to form a new administration, state-run media said. Earlier royal decrees had removed the caretaker defense and interior ministers.