Kuwait to deport expats who took part in Friday demonstration

Kuwait is set to deport expatriates who took part in the demonstration at the Fahaheel area after Friday prayers over the controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammed - despite instructions. According to the Arab Times, Instructions were issued to arrest and bring in expats from Fahaheel area who organized an demonstration after Friday prayers in support of Prophet Muhammad. The sources confirmed that they will be deported from Kuwait as they violated the laws and regulation of the country which stipulates that sit-ins or demonstrations by expats are not to be organized in Kuwait. As per reports, the detectives are in the process of arresting them and referring to the deportation center to be deported to their countries and will be banned from entering Kuwait again,. All expats in Kuwait must respect Kuwait laws and not take part in any type of demonstrations, it said. 

The report did not mention the nationalities of those expatriates who took part in the demonstration. Te Kuwait foreign ministry welcomed the statement issued by the ruling party in India, in which it announced the suspension of the leader. According to statistics, the number of Indian nationals legally residing in Kuwait has crossed the 10-lakh mark in 2019. The Indian community in Kuwait continues to grow at 5-6 per cent per annum. The Indian community remains the largest and the most preferred community in Kuwait, the second largest expatriate community being the Egyptians, according to the Indian Embassy in Kuwait.