Gang of money-launderers in court
Court Cases
By Jaber Al-Humoud
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 7: The Criminal Court adjourned a case involving a citizen, his wife, a Bahraini national, a Jordanian and three Lebanese nationals accused of swindling and money laundering in connection with a real estate they sold for KD 72 million abroad.
The lawsuit was postponed to Dec 11 after the citizen’s wife was granted bail on KD 5,000.
Lawyer of the first accused Attorney Ezz AlMusaed attended session and called for delegation of an American judiciary committee to prove his client’s innocence. He stressed that his client was not part of any contract, and that he was detained due to media pressure.
Al-Musaed also called for postponement of the lawsuit in order to respond to the statement of the prosecution officer.
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partment will begin implementation of its decision to seize vehicles whose owners violate traffic regulations and drive without seatbelts or use mobile phones with one hand.
arrested:
Electronic crime investigators have arrested the owner of Twitter account ‘sheik’, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a knowledgeable source.
According to the source, an undisclosed former minister, some officials and a lawyer are suspected of providing news to this Twitter account. He said the owner of the account posted statements deemed offensive to State icons and public figures, adding the suspect also attacked some Health Ministry officials under a fictitious name while using the State’s logo in the account.
The source confirmed that the electronic crime investigators requested the administration of Twitter to block the account for using the term ‘sheik’ as account name and State’s logo as profile photo; thereby, violating the bylaws and regulations on Internet usage.
The source added the Public Prosecution interrogated the owner of the account as well as his son who is studying abroad for helping his father post the offensive statements, affirming the father
‘Netizen’ acquitted:
The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a netizen of insulting and defaming veteran comedian Tareq Al-Ali through social media platforms – Twitter and Instagram.
The Public Prosecution had earlier charged the netizen of defaming and insulting the artiste on public platforms, saying his actions targeted the plaintiff’s personality and honor.
On his defense was Attorney Bashar Al-Nassar, who argued that the plaintiff delayed reporting the incident and the accusations leveled against his client are malicious. The lawyer said his client denied all the charges from the beginning, let alone the fact that the defendant did not mention the name of the plaintiff directly or indirectly.
Bouyabis case:
The Criminal Court adjourned its session on a State Security case involving Twitter user, Hamed Bouyabis, until Nov 20, 2017 to summon the prosecuting officer.
The court also rejected the defendant’s request to release him on bail. The defendant presented the request as he has two sons and a
was arrested a few days ago after a long search and investigation.
The source said the prosecution decided to release the son due to absence of incriminating evidence, indicating 25 cases were filed against the father.
Network busted:
Ministry of Interior busted a money laundering network of a Bedoun and two Kuwaiti brothers after intensive investigation proved the suspects were actually involved in suspicious deals, which included procuring and reselling of vehicles in large numbers, reports Al-Qabas daily.
A security source said one of the brothers is employed by the General Traffic Department, and security authorities detected the crime based on dramatic increase in the bank deposits of the Bedoun that swelled up to KD 12 million on account of cars he procured and sold through an office he owns. Further investigation revealed the office procured about 120 cars per month and sold them very cheap.
In the meantime, detectives traced documents of the cars sold and discovered they were all transferred by a specific employee who happened to be the brother of the citizen partnering with the Bedoun whose duty was to facilitate issuance of licenses and transfer of the daughter who is studying in the United States of America and that he needs to communicate with them regularly. He pointed out that in an unrelated case, he was granted bail and he adhered to all the conditions.
The defendant’s lawyer, Attorney Rifae Aloush, unveiled his plan to present to the court facts showing that the tweet in question was the result of personal interpretation and conclusion by the prosecuting officer, stressing the accusations hurled at his client will not hold water in the court of law.
Fake KD 20 bills:
The Criminal Court acquitted a prime suspect and his accomplice of circulating counterfeit KD 20 notes across the country.
Defense Lawyer Esmat Al-Kharboutli stated a First Lieutenant (detective) claimed conducting some investigations through which he discovered the first suspect had issued and presented fake currency to the victim as genuine KD 20 notes. He also claimed the second defendant knew about the plot.
However, the lawyer countered the allegation against his clients, saying the officer was mischievous while his investigation was shroud-
cars to new owners.
The source reiterated investigation is still underway to identify their source of funding — whether or not other individuals are also involved.
Call for strict action:
Reckless motorists, who were driving 4X4 vehicles, broke into Sabah Al-Ahmad Nature Reserve for the third day in a row, reports Al-Qabas daily.
They destroyed the fences and ran over a wolf, thereby, causing its death. The situation in the reserve continues to get worse, up to the point that such individuals fired a gun and destroyed a number of police vehicles and volunteers’ cars.
Environmental activists recorded serious violations like killing animals and birds, in addition to endangering the lives of volunteers.
Environmental activist Eng Fanais Al-Ajmi asserted the worsening situation requires strict action on the part of relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Interior and Environment Public Authority (EPA).
Al-Ajmi said the volunteers witnessed how four vehicles without plate numbers broke into the reserve and some of those involved in such acts even fired a gun.