Interpol Partnership Strengthens Kuwait’s Defenses Against Terrorism and Crime

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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: Within the framework of the measures aimed at consolidating security, the Ministry of Interior is moving internationally to protect Kuwait from the dangers of terrorism, organized crime, and drugs, reports Al-Qabas daily.

Sources from the ministry revealed the status of Gulf and international terrorism lists within the database of border crossings in Kuwait, in addition to the regional and international coordination to pursue those wanted and convicted of crimes in line with security agreements.

They stressed that all of the country’s ports constitute a strong protection wall that cannot be penetrated by terrorist elements or dangerous elements that are wanted by law internationally.

In response to questions about the tasks of the INTERPOL department, the sources said, “During the past three years, the INTERPOL department within the General Department of Criminal Investigation has been interested in a project to link all state outlets with databases of internationally-wanted persons.

Since 2019, Kuwait’s outlets have been associated with the INTERPOL database project in order to protect the country from the entry of internationally-wanted persons, including terrorists and other dangerous criminals, as well as terrorists classified by the United Nations.”

They explained that this project aims to create a distinct information firewall at the border posts to prevent the entry of any international wanted person to Kuwait.

The INTERPOL administration follows up serious crimes all over the world, and feeds local expertise with the dangerous methods used by criminals, in order to keep pace with all forms of emerging crime, and ensure readiness to face security challenges.

The INTERPOL department also provides information to all local search and investigation agencies and authorities.

The efforts of the Ministry of Interior are continuing at various levels in order to protect Kuwait from the dangers of terrorism, crime and drugs, based on the directives and direct follow-up of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid.

In this regard, the ministry announced that all the country’s ports constitute a strong firewall, which cannot be penetrated by terrorist elements or internationally wanted dangerous elements.

The ministry said, “Since 2019, Kuwait’s ports have been linked to the databases of the INTERPOL organization, in order to protect the country from the entry of internationally wanted persons, including terrorists and other dangerous criminals, whose presence constitutes a threat to public safety, as well as terrorists who are classified by the United Nations.”

It stated that this project aims to create a distinct information firewall at the border posts to prevent the entry of any international wanted person to Kuwait.

The ministry affirmed that the INTERPOL department follows up serious crimes all over the world, and feeds local expertise with dangerous criminal methods, in order to keep pace with all forms of crime developed, with the aim of improving security and benefiting from the security challenges facing countries of the world, adding that these methods are passed on to all local jurisdictions.

The Ministry of Interior explained that the INTERPOL department is one of the sensitive departments in the nature of its work, given its connection with the follow-up of Gulf Arab and international police organizations. It was established in 1962 after Kuwait signed the Criminal Exchange Agreement concluded under the umbrella of the League of Arab States.

The INTERPOL department plays a pivotal role in the link between the local police and the police of the countries of the world that are members of these organizations. It also studies the needs of bilateral and multilateral security agreements to recover wanted persons, in addition to directing their implementation in coordination with the Public Prosecution.

It implements agreements related to the transfer of prisoners to and from Kuwait under treaties between countries through the ministries of Foreign Affairs.

The INTERPOL department has a dedicated prosecution office, which is the international cooperation prosecution. It is the commanding authority to issue international circulars in the so-called “international arrest warrant”, which the INTERPOL administration implements with its related international entities.

In March, the INTERPOL administration organized a workshop related to combating bioterrorism, in which the Ministry of Health, the Fire Department, scientific research organizations, customs, the Ministry of Defense, the Directorate General of Civil Defense, and others related to the national plan for civil defense participated.

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