Kuwaiti arrested for forging documents to get 20 expats residence permit

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 7: Personnel from the Residence Affairs Department have arrested a Kuwaiti working at one of the immigration departments and two company representatives — an Egyptian and an Iraqi — for forging documents and helping 20 expatriates get residence permit on the sponsorship of a company owned by a Kuwaiti without his knowledge, reports Al-Anba daily. The arrest came following a complaint filed by the company owner. During interrogation the men are said to have admitted to the charge. They said they sold each residence permit for between KD 800 and KD 1,500. Those who have benefitted from the forgery will be summoned and charged either with forgery or simply deported from the country.

Cattle, bikes stolen: Police are looking for unidentified burglars for breaking into a livestock pen in Mutla’a and stealing eight heads of cattle and two motorbikes, reports Al-Rai daily. Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints to identify the culprit. Police have also summoned the owner of a neighboring livestock pen for interrogation because one of the stolen motorbikes was found in his pen. However, the bedoun owner of the pen has not pointed a finger of accusation at anyone.

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