Man ordered to pay comp in sham project

Nod to distribution of banned books

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 18: A civil court has ordered a citizen to pay KD17,000 to a female compatriot he duped in a fake business project.

In a lawsuit filed on behalf of the plaintiff, Attorney Elaf Al-Saleh said her client was introduced to the defendant with whom she agreed to establish a business project and share the profits. She said the relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant became sour after sometime when the former inquired about the work in progress.

Lawyer Al-Saleh said her client tried all friendly ways to recover her money but the defendant refused to show any sign of cooperation, and avoided her by changing his phone number.

She presented a portfolio of documents, saying there was no contract agreement between them- although bank transfers to the account of the accused is available to prove they had business relations, save for Whatsapp messages. Based on experts’ report, there’s no contract agreement but evidence of bank transfers to the tune of KD 17,000, so the court ordered the accused to pay back money transferred to him.

Nod to distribution:

Assistant Undersecretary for Press and Publication at the Ministry of Information Muhammad AlAwash said the ministry will allow the distribution of banned books at the Kuwait Book Fair scheduled for November, reports Al-Jarida daily.

Al-Awash clarified the ban will be lifted only on books which were prohibited in Kuwait but were allowed in other GCC countries.

He said the publisher must submit a new application attached to the document proving that the book is approved by other GCC countries.

He disclosed this decision was taken after the meeting with Arab publishers, during which ways to support the book industry and facilitate book distribution in Kuwait were discussed.