CBK asked to provide data of two legislators case related to Bangladeshi MP
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Bedoun probe in money-laundering case continues
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 15: Attorney General has asked the Central Bank of Kuwait to provide all data and bank balances and deposits of two MPs, identified only as S.K. and S.H.O., from 2015 until the day the main suspect Bangladeshi resident Muhammad Shahid Islam, who is also known as ‘Pablo’ and is a Member of Parliament in Bangladesh and allegedly owns a company in partnership with a Kuwaiti was arrested, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting informed judicial sources.
The sources told the daily, the Prosecution is waiting for the National Assembly or the Minister of Justice to lift the immunity of the two MPs, following which they will be summoned for interrogation; their testimonies will be recorded then confronted with the information in possession of the Prosecution in the Pablo case and the case will be referred to the Criminal Court.
Sources explained despite the expiry of the one month legally specified period to request permission to lift the immunity which was presented on June 27 the Prosecution is still waiting for an official letter from the government or the minister.
The sources called this an unjustified delay. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecution Office continues to investigate the case of a ‘bedoun’ who is accused of money laundering. Informed sources told the daily, the suspect owns a real estate company in the Al- Tijaria Tower in downtown Kuwait City which he himself manages, and owns several real estates in Qatar.
Financier
He is also a primary financier and moral supporter of a local football club and has properties worth millions registered in the names of two people — sister and wife — and his first degree relatives who hold American and Canadian citizenship.
In terms of well-known at social level the sources said investigations have revealed his relationship with well-known personalities, including a Kuwaiti Minister who is one of the pioneers of his weekly Diwaniya, in addition to a Qatari minister who regularly visits him, in addition to his extensive relations with officials and officers in the Ministry of Interior.
However, the sources added although the accused has relations with several public figures they do not know his other activities except that he is a merchant who owns real estate, homes and luxury vehicles, and accepts invitations to banquets which he holds, which bring together senior officials and prominent personalities.
The sources said he is a frequent visitor to Qatar and the United States, Canada and London, in his capacity as a businessman and easily obtains a ‘Schengen’ visa and visas enabling him to visit these countries. The sources indicated the investigations also revealed the involvement of General Traffic Department personnel who complete procedures for him which are allegedly done with just one phone call.
The sources expected that the Public Prosecution will summon several people for interrogation since documents show money transfers to their accounts; while the suspect insists the money he possesses is the result of legitimate business.
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