Members of GDI immune to direct citations

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, Major-General Jamal Al-Sayegh has issued a circular not to issue direct citations to members of the General Department for Investigations (GDI), reports Al-Shahed daily.

The circular asserted that in no case other than a recognizable offense, no action or arrest should be initiated against an employee of the General Investigations Department except with the permission of the Minister of Interior. However, a request to this effect much comes from the Director-General of General Investigation Department.

The circular asserted the need to follow up the actions. However, no direct traffic citation shall be issued against the investigators or prosecutors and no executive procedures shall be signed such as withdrawal of the driving license or seizure the vehicle.

However, the circular asserted the need for such personnel to show their ID or official document to prove his identity.

The committee investigating the trial of ministers has decided that the petition presented by Lawyer Yousef Al-Muhaish against former deputy premier and minister of interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled lacked seriousness due to absence of evidences, reports Aljarida daily quoting sources.

They explained that the petition was dismissed, as it relied on a published press report in a local daily about irregularities detected by the State Audit Bureau in the Ministry of Interior’s “hospitality” case.

The sources stressed that the decision of the committee, which is presided over by Judge Osama Al-Babtain, is based on the lack of sufficient evidences, as the petition cannot be filed against the minister on the allegation of contravention of the law for protection of public funds based on a press report about financial irregularities in the “hospitality” case.

The Information Minister, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri has approved the budgets for the clubs for fiscal 2019-2020, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to reports KD 750,000 are allocated for each club, including KD 600,000 for general budget, KD 100,000 for sports and KD 50,000 for medical equipment and treatment.

Then money will be disbursed in April 2019.