A crime sans criminal

All lovers of good deeds rejoiced on hearing news about the possibility that Kuwait’s public prosecution might shelve the Dow case investigation demanding to hold relevant officials accountable for costing the state $2.5 billion, simply because acquitting people from sins or accusations is a good thing. It seems that by powers of the legal authority invested in it and following investigating the accusations pointed at certain people, the public prosecution believes that it is far much better for justice to acquit 10 possibly guilty people than to convict a single innocent one!

We are facing a crime sans criminal and a murderer sans murder

However, this welcomed shelving will not make us forget the basic story that lies in the legendary fines imposed on Kuwait and cost the treasury fortunes that were not stolen or deliberately lost as the deal had been supposedly revised and reviewed by all monitoring bodies including the Audit Bureau and the Central Tenders Committee (CTC). It is even more painful than theft, embezzling or profiteering, because it would have been more credible and logical if someone had stolen this precious treasure, as ill-conscience encourages the corrupt to manipulate public funds. However, in the Dow case, we are facing a crime sans criminal and a murderer sans murder, and here lies the wonder in the story!

It seems that chronic administrative diseases in the country have created an unprecedented state where funds are randomly wasted. So, we need to review our legislations and administrative, financial and organizations’ regulations throughout the country to avoid the recurrence of such bizarre stories. We have not lost a suitcase, a mobile phone or a KD 20 note. It was billions of dollars that we lost. The problem apparently lies in decision-making mechanisms.