Kuwait Officer Jailed 4 Years Hard Labor for Forging Deportation Appeal for Bribes

KUWAIT CITY, May 23: The Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Al-Dhuwaihi Al-Dhuwaihi, with Judges Ibrahim Khuraibat and Faisal Al-Khudair as members, sentenced an officer assigned in the Deportation Department to four years in prison with hard labor, reports Al- Seyassah daily. The officer was convicted of forging an official document – a letter of appeal purportedly from the Director of the Criminal Enforcement Department and addressed to the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior – to overturn the deportation orders against two expatriate sisters in exchange for financial gain.

Case files indicate that the defendant exploited his position in the Deportation Department to expedite procedures for two expatriate women who received deportation orders. He prepared a forged letter of appeal, falsely attributing it to the Director of the Criminal Enforcement Department, with the intention of submitting it to the relevant authorities to overturn the deportation orders. The investigation proved that the defendant received payment for expediting the transaction before the incident was discovered. He was referred to the Public Prosecution, which charged him with forgery of an official document and obtaining illicit benefit through it. After reviewing the case and hearing the defense arguments, the court concluded that the charges against the accused were proven and sentenced him to four years' imprisonment with hard labor, effective immediately.