KUWAIT CITY, June 2: Seven political forces and movements have warned some people to stay away from what they called “incitement” to repeat negative, dangerous and harmful historical experiences which were earlier turned down by the Kuwaitis in late 1970s and late 1980s when some people wanted to disrupt the Constitution and parliamentary life and restrict public freedoms, reports Al-Rai daily. The seven ‘parties’ have issued a statement saying, “In light of a persistent political crisis that the country suffers from as a result of multiple factors, including those related to transgressing the Constitution and non-compliance with its application, including those related to mismanagement and the dominance of forces of corruption, as well as government failure.

Conditions
“This is in addition to some parliamentary practices that fall outside the Constitution; the situation in the country has deteriorated unfortunately, but it is even more unfortunate that in light of such conditions that require wisdom, responsibility and abidance by the provisions of the Constitution, some reports circulating speak of incitement by some to repeat past harmful. negative, dangerous historical experiences which the Kuwaiti people had previously rejected in the second half of the 1970s and the second half of the 1980s, which had disrupted the constitutional and parliamentary life, restricted public liberties and attempts to revise the Constitution in a way that contradicts its provisions.”

The statement stressed that “the consequences of these attempts were very bad for the state, society and the economy, as they helped set in, for example, the climate of crisis in the early 1980s, which led to theft of foreign investments and the embezzlement in the Kuwait Oil Tankers Company at the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, which subsequently ended up in former Iraqi regime invading and occupying the country during the era of Saddam Hussein – all this due to the marginalization of the role of constitutional institutions and the inaction and neglect in the face of dangers, threats and foreign conspiracies.” The statement went on to say, “Although the Kuwaiti people have regained their freedom and sovereignty of their country after sufferings and sacrifices, what was agreed upon in the popular conference held in Jeddah in October 1990 was the basis for unifying the Kuwaitis to restore their freedom and liberate their homeland and rebuild it through the declared and clear commitment to the return of the constitution and commitment to implement it.

Evidences
Unfortunately, the political, administrative and financial path of the state over the past years since liberation to this day has been filled with many negative evidences of abuses and practices that are inconsistent with the constitution, such as corruption and mismanagement. Nevertheless, there was hope that the correction would take place within the framework of the constitution itself, and that consensus would be achieved between the will of the nation and the will of those in charge of the matter to reform and advance the conditions of the country, but this has not been achieved.” The statement added: “And here we are today facing an imminent danger represented by the calls and attempts of some malicious parties to undermine this possibility in a destructive manner under the cover of allegations to address the political crisis, which will eventually lead to its deepening and exacerbation more than it is now, and this is what we are well aware of in light of the reality and historical experiences, the extent of its harm and its danger. It makes matters worse that the world today and the region are witnessing tensions, events, transformations and stormy crises, which cannot be confronted and dealt with under a unilateral approach and individual decision, whatever the intentions and desires, but rather they involve serious threats and grave risks unless the Kuwaiti domestic front is cohesive on the basis of respect for the constitution and popular participation.”