24 absconders caught working in company – Housewives warned – ‘Don’t shelter illegal expats’

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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 19: Officers from General Department for Residency Investigation Affairs raided a medical company and arrested 24 Asian expatriates who were reported as absconding, reports Al-Seyassah daily. The campaign was launched under the guidance of Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah and based on instructions from Director General of General Department for Residency Investigation Affairs Brigadier Saud Al-Khaddar and his deputy Brigadier Abdullah Al-Rujaib.

When the department received information about a medical company that sheltered a group of domestic workers who are violators of residency law and have been reported as absconding, a team was formed for investigations. After confirming the information and taking necessary legal measures, the absconders were arrested in a trap. They were referred to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action against them. Public Relations and Security Media Department urged the people of Kuwait to refrain from providing shelter to those who are reported as absconding or are violators of the residency or labor law

Two years jail, deportation for expat in dud cheque case
The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Mohammad Al-Mulla upheld the verdict issued by a lower court which sentenced an expatriate to two-year imprisonment with hard labor followed by deportation for issuing a dud cheque of KD 400,000 to a Kuwaiti citizen. Representing the citizen was Attorney Thamer Al-Mutairi, who explained that the defendant issued a cheque of a closed bank account. Investigations revealed that the signature on the cheque was the same provided when closing the account. His client contacted the defendant after the cheque bounced back but the defendant decided to disappear due to which his client filed the case against him.

Housewives warned: Public Relations and Media Department of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) issued a press statement through which it warned housewives and cleaning workers in companies and institutions against mixing cleaning substances and solutions. Director of Public Relations and Media Department at KFSD Colonel Khalil Al-Ameer explained that the commercial markets sell many cleaning products that are made of chemical substances in high concentration. If these products are mixed, they could result in a dangerous mixture that could cause burns and suffocation from inhalation of poisonous vapors and gases. He revealed that firefighters have dealt with several such cases inside houses. Colonel Al-Ameer stressed the need to be cautious when using cleaning substances inside houses and to keep them out of the reach of children as well as read the labels and instructions on the products before mixing them.

Boy, girl acquitted: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the Court of First Instance and refrained from pronouncing penalty against a young boy and girl arrested under the influence of alcohol. The court ordered the youthful suspects to sign an undertaking to be of good moral behavior for two years. Apparently, the prosecuting officer was on a regular security patrol of Al-Shaab seaside when he noticed the lady walking toward her residence in an erratic manner. The officer approached them for checking and discovered they were at a complete loss. Defense Lawyer Ahmad Al-Failakawi faulted the submissions of the prosecution officer, affirming that the procedures leading to the search and arrest of his clients were illegitimate, and the suspects denied the allegation.

 

Various types of guns and bullets seized in Kabad farm
Various types of guns and bullets seized in Kabad farm

Kalashnikov among guns, ammo seized from farm
Officers from General Department for Weapons Investigation seized one Kalashnikov, six hunting rifles, five guns and a large quantity of ammunition from a livestock pen in Kabad area. According to security sources, the officers raided the livestock pen in Kabad area based on instructions from Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major General Abdulhameed Al-Awadi. They arrested the owner of the livestock pen and referred him to the concerned authorities for investigations and other legal actions against him. The sources affirmed that such campaigns will continue to be held to seize unlicensed wea

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