Kuwait Court Expels Harsh Government Critic From Parliament

Bader al-Dahoum, center, during the national assembly session that was adjourned due to cabinet's resignation, in Kuwait City on Jan. 19.

Photographer: Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Kuwait's constitutional court ordered the country’s most outspoken opposition lawmaker expelled from parliament on Sunday, inflaming tensions between the government and legislature and revealing the limits of political freedom in the Gulf state.