KUWAIT CITY, July 22: An officer and his colleagues were referred for interrogation for violating the ban on smoking and lighting their cigarettes at unauthorized places inside the halls of Kuwait International Airport, reports Al-Rai daily. A security source said the officers were caught by surveillance camera at the airport while they lighted and smoked cigarettes on duty at the security checkpoints and inside the lobbies. He said the officers were not bothered they were breaking anti-smoking law which they enforce on passengers.

According to the source, securitymen at the airport have been instructed to strictly execute the ban on smoking in the public utilities without leniency and refer anyone who breaks the law for interrogation. Also, securitymen have been instructed to comply with the law without exception.