Bill crafted to tackle cheats
Call to open Civil Service Commission
KUWAIT CITY, April 26: MP Al-Humaidi Al-Subai’e submitted a bill stipulating harsher penalties for whoever commits commercial fraud or cheating, such as importing and distributing expired food products which are not safe for human consumption.
According to the bill, the penalties for those proven to have committed the abovementioned crimes include 10 years imprisonment and publication of their names and pictures in at least two daily newspapers three days in row.
The bill also stipulates death penalty if the crime results in the death of a consumer or causes enormous damage or permanent disability, while the involved company or business shall be permanently closed and the license shall be withdrawn.
On the other hand, MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari said the coronavirus crisis exposed the magnitude of different forms of corruption in the country. He explained that corruption is not limited to stealing public money as it also include manipulating food products such as the distribution of expired commodities after changing the expiry date and hiding the country of origin. He pointed out the rising number of crimes means the monitoring institutions are weak. He then stressed the need to tighten control and punish all those involved in such acts.
He also asked the government to take a decision to resume work in the entities tasked to accomplish appointment procedures like the Civil Service Commission (CSC). He said that suspending work in such institutions prevents the concerned citizens from completing the appointment procedures, so they are not receiving salaries.
In another development, Al-Kandari asserted that despite the offensive practices of the Egyptian media against Kuwait, the latter did not blackmail Egyptians, who are in quarantine, by forcing them to pay for the cost of their stay in quarantine centers. “Instead, Kuwait devoted its full capabilities to serve the citizens and residents without discrimination,” he added.
Addressing the Egyptian media, Al-Kandari said: “If you do not like the conditions of your nationals in Kuwait, you can send an air bridge to transport them back home, especially since they have been pleading their country to help them to return home.”
Furthermore, MP Khalil Al-Saleh called on HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah AlKhalid to address the problems of families that lost their salaries, social subsidy and unemployment subsidy for several reasons such as the need to update their data. He pointed out that calls on relevant ministers to take action did not bear fruit; hence, the need for the premier’s interference. He revealed that most of the affected individuals are orphans, widows and divorcees who have no other source of income.