Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah affirmed on Monday that the Foreign Ministry will not hesitate to legally pursue anyone who disrespects the State of Kuwait and its figures.

Speaking to KUNA regarding the path that Kuwait will take in pursuing those who disrespect the country and its leaders, Al-Jarallah said that the Ministry is looking closely on what has been posted on various social media, through Kuwait's official missions, abroad.

Al-Jarallah stated that the country will continue to take all legal actions to retaliate against anyone who tries to contempt the country, indicating that strict instructions have been given to the Kuwaiti missions abroad, in this respect.

Such instructions have already been implemented in cases where the State of Kuwait has been targeted, he said, noting that legal action in such cases have been observed.

The ministry, he pledges, will pursue such an approach resolutely to deter any person who tries to target the country.