Arab expatriate arrested for insulting GCC country, rulers; ‘zero tolerance’
Asian trio caught selling items to people in quarantine
KUWAIT CITY, May 18: The Electronic Crimes Department of the Ministry of Interior has taken into custody an Arab man for posting tweet in the social media to offend a sisterly GCC country and its rulers, reports AlRai daily.
The daily added, after the tweet was posted police investigations revealed the man is an Arab citizen and working for one of the cleaning companies.
After the arrest, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement saying no one will be allowed to offend any sisterly or friendly country or the rulers and must adhere to the rules and regulations of the country.
She added that by conducting a search and investigation process, it was found that the account holder is an Arab resident in Kuwait and works in a cleaning company.
During interrogation the suspect is said to have admitted to the charge.
Asian trio nabbed:
Security personnel have arrested 3 Asians for selling various goods to people who are housed at the Ministry of Public Works quarantine, reports Al-Rai daily.
The Directorate General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry said the arrest came after a video of the three men selling merchandise to the people (infected with the coronavirus) inside the quarantine went viral.
The daily said the trio when confronted with the footage has admitted to the charge. They also said they sold the goods at prices higher than their prices.
They have been referred to the concerned authorities.
Two mocking curfew:
The ECrimes Department of the Ministry of Interior have taken into custody two Syrian juveniles (females) for posting a video clip which shows them violating and mocking the decision to impose total ban which went into effect from May 10 and lasts until May 30, reports Al-Rai daily.
In the video clip the teenagers are also boasting that they know senior officials including a Public Prosecutor and senior officials in the Interior Ministry.
They have been referred to the Juvenile Prosecution.
Couple robbing people:
Police have arrested an unidentified young woman and her male friend for robbing
people, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily added, the arrest came after a Lebanese complained to the police that while he was walking along a road in Wafra the couple, who were walking their ferocious dogs robbed him under threat.
When police set out to look for the suspects, they saw the duo riding on bikes each with a dog tied to a leash.
When the suspects saw the police approaching, they got down from their bikes and took refuge into an abandoned chalet.
They were pursued and arrested by the police. Police found with them the items stolen from the Lebanese.
Detention increased:
The Sentences Renewal Judge has decided to
continue the detention for two weeks of an officer working for the Ministry of Interior as Captain based on a complaint filed by three expatriates accusing him of forgery and intimidation, reports Al-Rai daily.
The Public Prosecution had charged the officer of using his authority and power to break up a gathering of a number of the Egyptian community in 2018 with the help of other policemen.
One of the Egyptians allegedly took the picture of the Captain in a civilian dress and several of them accused him of intimidation and providing incorrect information.
The accused has denied the charges against him.
Kuwaitis fighting in public: Police have detained for interrogation four Kuwaitis – one an employee of the Ministry of Interior, a Kuwaiti working for a private company and two others jobless – for fighting in public, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily added, the arrest came after the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior received a information from a passerby who said four men were fighting on a road in Al-Dhaher.
The ministry employee said the three people assaulted while on duty and damaged his cellphone. He also told police one of the suspects was armed with a knife.
Police are looking for yet another person who is said to have escaped from the scene.