Cabinet sends Caracal deal to anti-corruption authority

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has ordered that a recent judicial report about the Caracal military helicopter deal be taken to National AntiCorruption Commission (NAZAHA).

The order was given during the Cabinet’s customary weekly meeting yesterday, presided over by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The latest move came following recent instructions by His Highness the Prime Minister sending the dossier to the commission and Kuwait State Audit Bureau (SAB) to check all relevant documents and report to the Cabinet as early as possible. Also in a local issue, the Cabinet adopted a draft decree appointing new board members of the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT), Deputy Premier and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas AlSaleh said in a statement following the meeting. The ministers also congratulated His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince and Kuwaiti people on New Year, wishing peace, security and stability worldwide. The cabinet further voiced much satisfaction with the participation of Gulf football teams in the Arabian Gulf Cup, better known as Gulf 23, held in Kuwait, and appreciated the great efforts of the organizing committee.

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Cabinet sharply deplored a recent planned missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militias on the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as a “heinous aggression” on the kingdom’s security and stability. — KUNA