Arab Times

Amiri Amnesty to include 600-700 prisoners

Kuwaitis and expats involved

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By Munaif Nayef Al-Seyassah Staff

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 18: Assistant Undersecre­tary for Correction­al Facilities and Sentences Execution at Ministry of Interior Major General Faraj Al-Zoubi announced that this year’s Amiri Amnesty will include 600 to 700 Kuwaiti and expatriate prisoners convicted in various cases except for cases related to the State Security and terrorism.

In his speech during the opening ceremony of the 8th exhibition titled “Making of our hands” which was organized at the Avenues Mall under the patronage of Undersecre­tary of Interior Ministry Lieutenant General Essam Al-Naham, he said the amnesty will vary in proportion with either the sentences being reduced by half or three-quarter of the total prison time, or immediate release. The exhibition, which is due to end this Satur

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 18: Ministry of Education had formed 14 teams of 140 male and female employees to follow up the process of functional upgrade for 123,000 employees of the ministry headquarte­rs and educationa­l zones, reports Al-Rai daily quoting reliable sources. They indicated that the process of studying the lists of these employees will begin in

day, witnessed a huge public turnout.

During the exhibition, Major General Al-Zoubi explained the aim of the exhibition, which is to display the works of the prisoners and their supervisor­s, and allow the works to be sold at symbolic prices.

He indicated that they encourage prisoners with distinguis­hed profession­s and hobbies to produce these

January 2020.

The sources revealed that the teams are ready and are waiting to submit the lists to the technical committee headed by the Undersecre­tary of the ministry Dr Saoud Al-Harbi for approval.

They affirmed that the teams will withdraw the lists of the ministry’s employees to prepare the cards of functional upgrade for all the profession­s.

works in order to highlight the reform role they undergo in their respective correction­al facilities.

Major General Al-Zoubi affirmed that the correction­al facilities seek to reform the prisoner and facilitate their integratio­n with the society, revealed that the expatriate prisoners who are released are immediatel­y deported to their home countries.

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