KUWAIT CITY, July 16: While the State Security has referred the five members of a gang – two Kuwaitis, a Belgian of Iraqi descent, an Egyptian and the Belgian (of Iranian origin) mastermind of the gang – to the Public Prosecution, the results of the investigations raised many questions whether the “network” was merely a gang involved in money laundering operations for illegal profit only or does the matter have other dimensions, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

These questions come in light of the information revealed about the relationship of a bank known for its strong links with the organization the ‘Lebanese Hezbollah’, which is classified in many countries of the world as a ‘terrorist organization’, and is known as a tool of one of the regional powers.

During the investigations the main suspect in the case, the Iranian resident, identified only as F.P., has financial dealings with a bank belonging to Hezbollah in a neighboring country and is involved in money laundering in the same bank.

Sources explained his dealings with the bank are continuous and permanent, and that he frequently travels to the neighboring country. He has ties to people who also belong to Hezbollah.

The sources added, the main suspect admitted that he had extensive relations in Kuwait with influential people, and that he considered fleeing to Iran after he was discovered by the State Security Agency, and that the sums in his possession are the proceeds of the sale of alcohol and drugs.

In the same context, some social media reported, although the information could not be verified, that the money laundered through the network is estimated at KD 144 million, pointing to the possibilities of a current Kuwaiti MP’s involvement with the network.