Kuwait revokes citizenship of two opposition figures, relatives
 

By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT, July 22 (Reuters) - The Kuwaiti government has revoked the citizenship of two opposition figures and some of their relatives, the state news agency reported, in a move that could deepen a political crisis in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state. The move comes after the cabinet last week adopted what it called an "iron fist policy" following protests over the arrest of a prominent opposition politician, in which it threatened to remove the citizenship of people suspected of trying to "undermine the stability" of the state. State news agency KUNA said the cabinet agreed at a meeting late on Monday to impose the measures on Ahmed al-Jabr and Abdullah Barghash, his two brothers and his sister, on the recommendations of the interior minister. He said Barghash's citizenship was revoked under a law that forbids Kuwaitis from dual citizenship, while Jabr was targeted under a law that requires naturalised Kuwaitis to avoid committing any crime for 20 years.

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