Kuwaiti ambassador sentenced to 7-year-jail for embezzling – Suspect asked to return KD 299,000
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti ambassador to seven years in prison with hard labor for embezzling public funds and ordered him to return the embezzled amount – KD 299,000.
The court also sentenced an administrative attaché to five years in jail with hard labor and ordered his dismissal for the misappropriation of public funds.
The Public Prosecution had earlier charged the accused, in their capacity as public sector employees representing the State of Kuwait in another country, with embezzling public funds amounting to KD 299,000. The administrative attaché allegedly endorsed checks for this amount and this is considered an administrative violation.
Case files indicate that the ambassador used the checks to get the money from the account of the embassy. Results of investigations revealed the accused returned a certain portion of the money to the authorities to settle some embassy matters but he embezzled the remaining amount – a crime classified as money laundering.
The prosecution added the ambassador was also involved in money laundering operations worth KD94,000 as the money was transferred from the embassy’s account to his account.
On the other hand, the Criminal Court sentenced a prominent businessman and three other people to three years in prison with hard labor for forging an official document related to a real estate property affiliated to the Kuwait Municipality branch in Hawally – an act deemed harmful to public good.
Jan 24 hearing set: The Court of Misdemeanors chaired by Judge Mut’ab Al-Ardhi has set Jan 24, 2016 to look into State Security lawsuit which has filed against ex-MP Walid Al-Tabtabaei.
The Public Prosecution has charged Al-Tabtabaei with spreading false rumors on the social media ‘Twitter’ and misusing the means of communication media.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah Staff
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