6 out on bail in land grab case

01/03/2026

KUWAIT CITY, March 1: The Detention Renewal Judge has released six defendants on bail in the agricultural land allocation case, while a senior employee and former directors of the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) remain in custody pending further investigation. The release order applies to citizens who, according to the investigation, had lent their civil identification cards to others to obtain agricultural land in their names in exchange for money.

The prosecution has charged the senior employee, former directors, several other employees, and additional individuals with bribery, intentional damage to state property, facilitating the misappropriation of subsidies allocated for agricultural land, forgery of official documents, and money laundering related to the sale of these farms. Investigators revealed an organized network suspected of exploiting agricultural land allocation systems and regulations for illicit gain. This network enabled individuals to acquire farms illegally, sell them, and benefit from government subsidies intended for lawful recipients. The investigation is ongoing, with the possibility of additional defendants being added in the coming period.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff and Agencies