KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: The Deputy Attorney General has ordered an expatriate to be placed on the arrest list in connection with a bank forgery case involving bounced checks issued on a closed account.

According to case details, the accused issued five checks totaling KD 13,000 drawn on a local bank, despite the account being closed. A lawyer representing a Kuwaiti woman, the owner of a general trading company, filed a complaint at the Maidan Hawally police station, accusing the expatriate of issuing the checks fraudulently.

Investigations revealed that the bank, upon reviewing its records, confirmed the account had been closed at the time the checks were issued. It was also established that the authorized signatory and the individual whose signature appeared on the checks were the same, matching the identity of the accused.

Based on the findings, the Deputy Attorney General directed that the case be registered as a misdemeanor of bank forgery, ordering the arrest of the suspect and his immediate referral to the investigating authorities. The arrest warrant has also been circulated to all police stations and border crossings to ensure swift legal action.