Policemen hurt while ticketing reckless driver

Two traffic policemen were injured when a driver they had stopped for a citation for running a red light sped off, knocking them both over. The policemen were rushed to hospital and the runaway driver was chased and arrested.

Violations

The anti-corruption authority referred an undersecretary to the public prosecution over charges of committing various financial and administrative violations in some contracts.

Forgery

A retired marine colonel was arrested over charges of forging his citizenship documents, said security sources. Case papers indicate that citizenship detectives were recently tipped off concerning a Syrian who unlawfully got Kuwaiti citizenship when a citizen added him to his file along with 13 others in return for money. The man joined the navy and climbed up the chain of command to reach a colonel’s rank before he retired. The man was arrested in his house and pled guilty as charged.

Corruption

A former senior criminal security commander is currently facing charges of pocketing KD 14,000 while arresting a suspect with a large alcohol shipment in November. Security sources said the suspect’s brother lodged a complaint at the Interior Ministry’s inspection department, accusing the commander of taking the sum during the bust, which was confirmed by other members of the raiding force. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.

Officer assaulted

A Central Prison guard assigned to take a prisoner to Amiri Hospital was assaulted at the hospital by two unidentified men, leaving him with a broken nose, said security sources. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress to identify the assailants and apprehend them.

Dentist offended

A Kuwaiti female dentist lodged a complaint against a Kuwaiti patient, accusing him of insulting a public servant on duty. The man was arrested for a while and then released pending further investigations and checking the clinic’s CCTV cameras. Separately, a ‘VIP’ citizen living in Nuzha reported that an unidentified woman assaulted his 17-year-old daughter at a popular shopping mall when she refused to let her have her mobile phone. The woman tried to take it by force, said security sources.