Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority Receives 49 Reports of Corruption Incidents

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KUWAIT CITY, July 8: The Acting Head of the communications reception office at the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) Fahad Al-Daihani revealed that Nazaha received 49 reports of corruption incidents this year, some of which are currently under formal and substantive studies, and some others are subject to investigation procedures, reports Al-Rai Daily.

In an exclusive press statement, Al-Daihani said, “The authority has referred six corruption reports this year to the competent authorities.”

He highlighted Nazaha’s intention to continue efforts and procedures for examining and collecting inferences and investigations in all the serious communications it receives.

Al-Daihani explained that the authority appreciates the role played by whistleblowers in helping it obtain the necessary information about incidents related to corruption. At the same time, it is committed to providing the highest levels of protection and confidentiality necessary for them, as imposed by the law and the executive regulations.

The communication reception desk welcomes all individuals at the Nazaha headquarters, gate No. 7, to provide the information they have on incidents related to corruption, which will be handled with the utmost seriousness and confidentiality.

Regarding the crimes of illegal gain, Al-Daihani said, “The crime of illegal gain is one of the new corruption crimes that are not stipulated in the Penal Code or complementary laws. The criminalization of this act coincided with the development of modern means that are used to commit crimes against public funds or abuse of office to gain individual interest. The goal is to set penalties that are enough to deter anyone who tempts to loot public money or tamper with the integrity of the public office, so that it affects every act committed inside or outside the country.

The proof of this crime happens by vetting committees in the authority that are specialized in analyzing the data of the financial disclosure statement of the subject, as for this purpose, it may make a number of inquiries about the components of the financial disclosure and exercise its powers to view bank accounts of the one who shifts the burden of proving the sources of funds that are not commensurate with his resources.

Whenever he is unable to justify the increase in the elements of his financial liability or the decrease in his obligations due to his assumption of a job capacity, he is considered to have committed the crime of illegal gain. The penalties for this reach imprisonment for a period less than five years, confiscation of the illegitimate gain, and a fine equivalent to the value of the confiscated funds as well as dismissal from public office.”

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