`` Kuwait has a long-standing proud tradition of open debate and free speech with free , transparent and inclusive elections and the most robust parliament in the region , '' the ministry said in a statement Tuesday . NEW : Kuwait 's Ministry of Information : http://www.moi.gov.kw The three ex-parliamentarians are out on bail and plan to appeal , an activist says . Human rights group : More than 300 people are detained on charges of insulting the emir . A man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for such charges .
NEW : Kuwait 's Ministry of Information : http://www.moi.gov.kw The three ex-parliamentarians are out on bail and plan to appeal , an activist says . Human rights group : More than 300 people are detained on charges of insulting the emir . A man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for such charges .