Top official suspected as containers probe still on – Court dismisses expat compensation case
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 12: The Public Prosecution reportedly continues investigations in the case of containers which were smuggled out of the Shuwaikh port in breach of security breach which has seen laxity over the past months, reports Al-Rai daily. A source close to the Prosecution investigations said the Kuwaiti suspect is a senior official at the port and has the authority to release all containers. The source pointed out according to investigations the containers that have disappeared from the Shuwaikh Port have left behind no trace of evidence and were reportedly allowed to leave the port on forged documents in the name of other containers. The source explained there were several containers belonging to the Amiri Diwan carrying equipment and furnishings for the Jaber Cultural Center and a container for a member of the ruling family which contained furniture and special belongings. The source pointed out the accused citizen used copies of the Civil ID and documents of the containers of the Amiri Diwan, and the member of the ruling family to smuggle the suspicious containers out of the port.
Case dismissed: The Court of Appeals recently overturned the verdict of the lower court and dismissed a lawsuit which was filed by an expatriate seeking KD 100,000 compensation from the ministries of Interior and Justice and the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) for allegedly keeping him behind bars after accusing him of committing a crime related to drugs, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added the plaintiff filed the case after the court acquitted him of the charge and proved his innocence. However, the court ordered PACI to pay him KD 3,000 compensation. Case papers indicate the expatriate was arrested upon arrival at the Kuwait International Airport and detained for two months. It was proved later that an unidentified person agreed with an employee working at the PACI to issue him a civil ID carrying his photo and the name of the expatriate and he was arrested for trafficking in drugs.
Why reports shelved?: Legal sources disclosed that the head of the Anti-Corruption Authority, counsel Abdul Rahman Al-Namash has formed a committee to verify the integrity of shelving 100 reports received by the Authority, reports Al-Jarida daily. The sources indicated the committee comprises four assigned prosecutors and several investigators from the Authority. The sources said the commission will examine the reasons for shelving such reports. The sources added, the reasons should include lack of documents, lack of seriousness in the evidence and a verdict issued by the Constitutional Court to drop the complaints which were filed under the old unconstitutional law.
‘Fake’ dollar bills seized: The Air Freight men at the Kuwait International Airport recently foiled an attempt by unidentified ‘people’ to smuggle into the country five $500 bills hidden inside a parcel, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added, the parcel (a magazine) arrived from China in the name of an Asian who looked confused seeing the dollar bills and promptly denied knowledge of the currency bills. According to a reliable source, these bills may be fake and these bills could have been sent to push in the market on trial basis. The parcel has been sent to the Kuwait General Authority for Customs before it is referred to the competent authorities.
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