Five expats interrogated in murder of Egyptian worker; roomie suspect
New real estate fraud surfaces in Gulf
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: The Hawalli police have interrogated five people in connection with the murder of an Egyptian, identified only as Abdu, who was working for a contracting company, reports Al-Anba daily.
Two of the five have since been released on bail while the other three are still being held by the security authorities for further interrogations.
A security source said police have not ruled that out one of the suspects, identified only as R, who shared the room with the victim, is the prime suspect.
The sources say, R and two of his friends might have thrown the victim to his death from the fifth floor following a quarrel between R and the victim, a charge denied by the trio.
It is learnt the victim’s lifeless body was found on the floor of the building compound three hours after the quarrel.
According to a security source, the Operations Room of the Interior Ministry was informed about the corpse last Thursday evening and police and personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department rushed to the spot and found the man in a pool of blood.
It has been reported seven other men of the same nationality lived in the apartment which was rented by the employer company.
The source said the security authorities have ruled out suicide.
Real estate fraud:
A new real estate fraud case has surface and the number of victims is believed to be 1,000 from various Gulf countries who are said to have paid a whopping sum of $180 million to buy property in European and Arab countries, reports Al-Anba daily.
The victims said they bought residential units, apartments and villas from a Dubai-based company and the ‘goods’ were supposed to be delivered in 2016 and 2017. Now it has been reported the owners of the projects were not able to complete the homes in time. To add insult to injury a housing project in Marrakech, Morocco has yet to see the light of day.
According to reports most of the victims had borrowed money to invest in the project to own residential units in various projects in Turkey, Morocco, Georgia and Bosnia while others have obtained mortgage financing from banks and financial institutions.
One of the problems faced by the victims is that they have bought residential units on the ground floor in one Turkish city while Turkish laws forbid housing on the ground floor because of snow during winter which is 1.5 meters deep.
The victims said they have sought help from the UAE government, mainly the Dubai Municipality to restore their rights from the company, which unlawfully robbed them of their money, but to no avail, while the company continues to market its properties within the UAE without any problems and its owners are still working freely and confidently, according to the victims.
2 held with drugs:
Two Kuwaiti citizens were arrested in Fahaheel area in possession of drugs and hallucinogens.
According to security sources, Ahmadi securitymen were patrolling Fahaheel area based on instructions of acting Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah when they suspected a vehicle with two occupants and ordered the driver to pull over.
They checked the details of the two individuals and discovered they are Kuwaiti citizens. Sensing their nervousness and disoriented state, securitymen checked them to find a bag of drugs with one of them and a bag of hallucinogens with the other.
They were arrested and referred with the confiscated items to the Drugs Control General Department for necessary legal action.
Traffic crackdown:
General Traffic Department carried out a number of campaigns during the weekend from Thursday to Saturday, covering most areas in the six governorates of Kuwait.
According to a press release, 13,789 citations were issued, 428 vehicles and two motorcycles were seized and 30 individuals were detained in traffic custody over serious traffic violations.
Some minors were detained as well and they were referred to the Public Authority for Minors Affairs.
General Traffic Department calls upon citizens and residents to call the hotline No 112 to report complaints related to reckless driving.