17/10/2026
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17/10/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 17: Kuwait’s Criminal Investigation Department arrested five fugitives within 24 hours after they escaped during a security raid on a gathering at a five-star hotel in the Capital Governorate, bringing the total number of detainees to 22.
The arrests came following directives from First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah to enforce the law without exception.
The incident began early Friday when the Capital Security Directorate received a complaint about loud noise, music and shouting inside a five-star hotel in the Capital Governorate.
Police patrols responded to the complaint and raided the venue, arresting 17 people, including five men described as wearing women’s dancewear and being almost naked. The report also stated that some of those present were visibly intoxicated or appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
Five people managed to flee during the initial raid. Security personnel launched search operations to identify and apprehend them.
Five fugitives arrested
The Criminal Investigation Department subsequently arrested all five fugitives, who were identified in the report as Kuwaiti nationals. They were detained alongside the original 17 people, bringing the total number of detainees to 22.
The original report listed the initials of the 17 people arrested in the first operation as follows:
M.S. 2. M.N. 3. J.A. 4. F.D. 5. A.G. 6. M.G. 7. J.F. 8. D.R. 9. H.A. 10. F.A. 11. A.J. 12. J.S. 13. H.M. 14. A.B. 15. M.A. 16. M.S. 17. A.T.
Officers among those detained
The report stated that, after checking the detainees’ identities, authorities found that several of them were officers serving in the ministries of Interior and Defense, as well as other entities. One of those detained was identified in the report as the son of a former National Assembly member.
The Interior Minister was informed of the incident and directed the authorities to apply the law to everyone without exception and refer the detainees to the Criminal Investigation Department to complete the legal procedures.
Following the arrest of the five fugitives, all 22 detainees were held while the necessary legal procedures continued.
“No one is above the law,” the original report stated.