Maid vanishes with sponsor’s ‘KD 150,000’ diamond necklace

Govt bans import of bombs, ammo look-alike goods

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

Al-Seyassah Staff and

KUWAIT CITY, June 10: The Civil Court of Appeal has nullified the ruling of First Instance Court that ordered a Lebanese merchant to pay KD 173,000 based on an official undertaking he signed to coestablish a company. The court thereby dismissed request by the respondent to make the merchant pay the sum.

The case file indicated the merchant sealed an agreement with the respondent to co-establish a company and contribute KD 173,000 to the funding. The merchant studied all necessary documents related to the issuance of license for the company before signing the Ministry of Justice official document to affirm the debt. However, the respondent did not carry out the necessary obligation and rather filed a case demanding the sum.

Representing the merchant, Lawyer Jassem Al-Tuwaitan prayed the court to strike out the case and nullify the undertaking signed for a single tranche refund. He hinged his argument on fraud and deception, imploring the court to regard the agreement and its ensuing effects as nonexistent. He requested the court to make the respondent pay the legal fees.

Verdict upheld:

The Civil Circuit of the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which dismissed a lawsuit filed by the government represented by the Fatwa and Legislation Department against Kuwait Football Association (KFA) and the dissolved Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC).

The government had filed a lawsuit against Chairman of KFA and KOC Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad along with the members in their capacity, demanding payment of KD 5,001 as temporary compensation based on allegations that they caused the international ban on Kuwaiti sports activities.

The government claimed in its lawsuit that the accused committed two errors which led to the ban on Kuwaiti sports - submitting an international complaint against Kuwait, and deliberately delaying the grievance of the ban decision at FIFA and the International Olympic Committee.

It is worth mentioning that former minister of Youths and Sports Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud had declared to initiate a lawsuit in preparation for demanding final compensation worth KD 400 million against the accused for causing the ban on Kuwaiti sports activities as well as tarnishing the reputation of Kuwait in international events.

Maid vanishes … :

A Kuwaiti businessman has filed a complaint with the Faiha Police Station accusing his housemaid of stealing a diamond necklace worth KD 150,000, reports Al-Shahed daily.

In his complaint the Kuwaiti said, the maid pretended to be sick and preferred to remain at home while the

By Meshal Al-Sanousi

Four Asian expatriates were arrested for manufacturing liquor in Taima area.

According to security sources, Jahra Security Director Major General Ali Madhi received information about a gang of Asian expatriates involved in manufacturing liquor. He immediately formed a team headed by Taima Police Station head Colonel Matar Sabeel to conduct investigations.

After confirming the information and obtaining a warrant from the Public Prosecution, securitymen raided the suspected location, arrested four Asian expatriates and confiscated 5,000

family went to spend the evening in a chalet.

When the family returned, the maid was not at home. Later the Kuwaiti discovered the theft of the necklace.

Govt bans goods:

Director-General of the General Administration of Customs has issued instructions to ban the import and sale of commercial goods which look like explosives such as bombs and ammunition, reports AlRai daily.

The official said such objects can be identified only by specialists in security work. The ban is issued in the best interests of the citizens and residents of Kuwait because sometimes these objects may be source of panic and have negative impact on internal security and cause waste of time, effort and money. The Interior Ministry has recently seen an increasing number of items being sold in the market which look like explosives, items such as alarm clocks in the form of improvised explosive device, cigarette lighters which resemble bullets and hand grenades, cups in the shape of grenades and miscellaneous ammunition and bottles of perfume in the shape of grenades.

Wanted in 100-yr jail:

The Hawally police have arrested an unidentified person who was wanted by law in connection with 4 crimes and had been sentenced in absentia to 100 years in jail, reports Al-Shahed daily.

The man reported tried in vain to escape when police asked him to show identification papers. He was chased and arrested. He was seized in Salwa.

He has been handed over to the Sentences Enforcement Department.

13 auctions shut:

Emergency Team of Jahra Municipality shut down 13 unlicensed auctions during a campaign launched against encroachments on state properties in Kabad area, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Director of Jahra Municipality Eng. Mohammad Al-Aradi explained in a press release that the campaign coincided with a media campaign titled “Contact Us” launched by the municipality to remove all encroachments on state properties, unlicensed advertisements, hawkers, and use of government properties for purposes besides the licensed purposes as well as to follow up the complaints of the public submitted on social media.

He said the municipality had earlier noticed the encroachments on state properties in some areas such as

area.

When security authorities received complaints of a bad smell emitting from a house in Hawally Governorate, investigations were held and a warrant was obtained to raid the house.

The raid revealed that the house was being used for manufacturing liquor. The officers confiscated 66 barrels and 572 bottles filled with locally manufactured liquor, as well as 128 cartons of empty bottles and empty barrels. A Kuwaiti citizen and three Asian expatriates who were at the house at the time of the raid were arrested and referred with the confiscated items to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action.

Kabad area which was why the campaign was launched in that area.

Bid to control prices:

In a move to control the prices of medicines in Kuwait, the Food and Drug Control Committee of the Ministry of Health has formed a technical committee to re-examine and review all pharmaceutical registrations carried out over the years, reports Al-Rai daily quoting health sources. The sources confirmed the committee has started a careful review of all products and will submit its report after completion of the work entrusted to it.

Kuwaiti held with drugs:

Police have arrested a Kuwaiti for possessing and consuming drugs, disrupting traffic and threatening to cause harm to police, reports Al-Rai daily.

This happened when the Operations Room of the Interior Ministry received a call that ‘someone’ had parked his car in the middle of the road and was obstructing traffic movement in Fintas.

The citizen who looked disoriented and was armed with a knife, threatened everyone who approached him including a police force which was sent to the area to contain the situation.