Kuwait vows support to battle organized crime
‘Achieving UN convention goals vital’
VIENNA, June 6, (KUNA): Kuwait stressed on Monday its support for implementing items and relevant protocols of the United Nations Convention against Transitional Organized Crime.
This came during a speech by Kuwaiti Embassy’s Second Secretary to Austria Nawaf Ahmad Al-Rejaib before the second session of the government team tasked with reviewing the implementation of the convention.
He affirmed the necessity of finding an effective and a consensus mechanism to review the implementation of the convention through backing cooperation among member states and sharing information as well as contributing to enhancing national legislations.
Al-Rejaib stated that the State of Kuwait signed the convention and its three protocols, considering them a legal base for international cooperation.
Kuwait has been paying much attention to achieve the goals and meet requirements of this convention based on promoting international cooperation, exchanging legal help or extraditing wanted persons through enacting required laws and legislations, he said.
He urged all participating delegations to maintain this convention to be a starting point towards finding a consensus mechanism to be approved in the conference of the states parties to the convention due in October.
A Kuwaiti delegation, headed by Charge de Affaires of Kuwait’s embassy to Austria Abdullah Al-Obaidi, is taking part in the second session.
Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar has referred 40 employees to the Public Prosecution for manipulating the fingerprint attendance system. The employees in question are said to have crafted silicon copies of their fingerprints to enable colleagues sign-in on their behalf, reports AlSeyassah daily.
The daily quoting reliable sources said Al-Jassar referred all 40 suspects to the Public Prosecution after he discovered the trick, and necessary action will be taken against them. He stressed “it’s unjust for some employees to come to work and exert efforts to ensure productivity, while others stay at home”.