British judiciary said refuses to lift travel ban slapped on PIFSS chief
Two citizens stabbed
As soon as the Operations Room of the General Department for Firefighting received information that a perfume store on the roof of a house in Oyoun had caught fire, firefighters from the Jahra Firefighting Center rushed to the spot and put out the fire, reports Al-Shahed daily. No casualties were reported. The extent of the damage is not known.
By Meshal Al-Sanousi
Al-Seyassah Staff and
KUWAIT CITY, May 27: The British judicial authorities are refusing to lift the travel ban which has been slapped on the Head of Public Institute for Social Security (PIFSS) Fahd Al-Raja’an, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The daily quoting knowledgeable sources said in the meantime the British judiciary continues to look into the request by the Kuwaiti Public Prosecution to extradite the man to Kuwait.
According to sources, Al-Raja’an is obliged to report to the area police station once every three days as a precautionary measure to prove his presence in Britain.
The sources pointed out, the British judiciary has set the next hearing for a longer date against the wishes of the Kuwaiti Prosecution which had requested for an urgent hearing.
Two Kuwaiti citizens sustained serious injuries when they were stabbed during a quarrel that broke out among five Kuwaitis in Waha area.
According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information from a passerby about the quarrel, securitymen and paramedics rushed to the location to discover that some bystanders had settled the quarrel and took the injured individuals to Jahra Hospital.
Securitymen rushed to the hospital to discover two of the quarrelers were admitted in the Intensive Care Unit. They launched investigations to find and arrest the other three suspects.
Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi expatriate filed a case at Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Police Station against a Kuwaiti citizen, accusing the latter of attacking him.
Securitymen summoned the suspect for investigations.
Case referred to court:
A 38-year-old who was arrested by the Maidan Hawalli police for inciting a 29-year-old Egyptian to commit adultery has been released on bail and the case has been referred to a court, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to security sources, the arrest came after the woman complained to the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior.
At the time of arrest the complainant was seated in her car and the suspect was caught red-handed making gestures at the woman.
During interrogation, he denied the accusations against him.
Indian held trafficking in drugs:
The Mina Al-Zour police and Nuwaiseeb investigators have arrested an unidentified Indian for selling narcotics to people in the chalets, reports Al-Rai daily.
The arrest came after the Ahmadi police received a tip-off from unidentified sources following which the suspect was put under surveillance and caught red-handed in possession of sachets of heroin.
Police then searched his place and seized 21 sachets of heroin and KD 1,500 cash. During interrogation, he is said to have admitted to the charge. The suspect and the contraband have been handed over to the General Department of Drugs Control.