‘DAESH threat to Kuwait real’

KUWAIT CITY, April 6: The threat of DAESH affecting Kuwait is real as per statements made by State Security officers and the investigations carried out by the Public Prosecution, due to which the country is in dire need of stringent laws to collect unlicensed weapons as soon as possible, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Earlier, the Criminal Court had adjourned to May 7, 2014 the case 8/2014 titled ‘DAESH movement in Kuwait’ filed against eight individuals.

The Public Prosecution affirmed that the convention of the suspects is the scariest aspect in this regard, revealing that their plan is to bring down the government, attack the Amir and extend their activities to neighboring countries where they intend to attack the opposers.

The officers cautioned about the adverse effects of collecting donations which can become a serious problem if it is not monitored.

They explained that the members of the movement were planning to use Kuwait as their launchpad for their activities against other countries within the Arabian Gulf region. Investigations revealed that DAESH in Kuwait are on the same page with other terrorist groups and are planning to make Kuwait a battlefield.

According to an officer in the State Security Department, the first suspect (A.) traveled on July 31, 2014 with the sixth suspect (N.) using Pay next week: Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Health Mohammed Al-Azmi announced the March 2015 salaries of bedoun employees of the ministry will be paid early next week, reports Al-Shahed daily.

The daily did not give more details. Board dissolved: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Dr Matar Al-Mutairi has issued a decision to dissolve the Board of Directors of the Qadsiya Cooperative Society, reports AlSeyassah daily.

The daily added, Mishal Al-Arada has been appointed as director in caretaker capacity until a new board is elected. ‘Don’t hunt birds’: The Kuwait Environment Protection Society (KEPS) has urged hunters to abstain from shooting migrating birds passing through the country for breeding season in the north.

Rashed Al-Hajji, a member of the society team tasked with monitoring birds, urged in remarks KUNA citizens, namely those who use guns or set up traps, to abstain from targeting the migrating birds, now landing in Kuwait in large numbers.

Birds that are caught in traps get disoriented and lose track of their flight back passport of another citizen and exploiting the trust of an airport immigration officer to Ghazi Entab in Turkey which is near the Syrian border. The sixth suspect joined a militia group while the first suspect joined another group in Al-Farouq Camp in Sallahuddin area in Iraq where he was trained to use of Kalashnikov and hand grenades. The first suspect confessed that the third suspect (A.) was the one who introduced him to the second suspect (F.) who is a leader of the movement in Kuwait. He lives in Salmi desert area where he is in possession of some weapons and is known to be an expert in using them. He assisted youths in joining DAESH. When the second and third suspects were arrested, the latter confessed that he was in charge of the plan to bring down the government of Kuwait while the second suspect funded the plan through the Ansar Al-Sham campaign. The second suspect also confessed that he possessed weapons. Investigations also revealed that the fourth suspect (M.) was collecting funds to support the movement through the abovementioned campaign which was established along with the second, seventh and eighth suspects. The fifth suspect affirmed that the basis for establishing the campaign in Kuwait was to enable them to collect donations inside and outside the country for buying weapons for DAESH. route. Those taken home may die due to nutrition change. (KUNA) Caught red-handed: A Kuwaiti citizen caught an Asian expatriate who tried to sneak into his home in Sabah Al-Salem with the intention of stealing, reports Al-Shahed daily.

The citizen noticed movements inside his home and seized the intruder before taking him to police station of the area. Actor in ICU: Kuwaiti actor Ahmad AlSaleh has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in the United States of America, reports Al-Anba daily.

Al-Saleh was in the US for medical tests because he is suffering from unidentified health problems. Motorist hits Palace: A Kuwaiti who was injured when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the fence of the Bayan Palace has been admitted to the Mubarak AlKabir Hospital, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to security sources the man was driving under the influence of drugs. Police have seized from his car drugs and drug-consuming tools.

He has been handed over to the General Department for Drugs Control.

According to security sources, the victims were on board a minibus which rammed into a heavy vehicle parked on the side of the road. Their remains were referred to Forensics.

A case was registered and investigations are underway to establish the actual circumstances leading to the tragic accident. Car on fire: Two cars collided on the Fifth Ring Road and one of them caught fire after the collision.

Security officers, along with a team from the Fire Service Department and paramedics, rushed to the scene. The firefighters contained the fire in record time. No casualties were reported.

Results of investigations revealed the fire was caused by an electrical fault.

Agencies add: ‘Can’t keep weapons’: Lieutenant Colonel Nayef Al-Hassawi, Director of the Farwaniya Security Department and head of weapons collection team has rubbished rumors which say the Interior Ministry is allowing people to hold on to their weapons because of the situation in the regions and the unstable security situation in the neighboring state, reports Al-Qabas daily.

He said such rumors hold no water. He asserted the State will not accept the idea of the citizens holding on to their weapons under any circumstances.

Al-Hassawi said there is no link between the regional situation and the ‘safe’ situation on the home front.

He also warned those who trade in arms and called on the people to make use of the opportunity to hand in their weapons before the deadline expires.

He disclosed the Ministry of Interior is well aware of people who possess arms and ammunition.

He added after the end of the grace period, tough punishment awaits those who have failed to surrender their weapons in the form of 10 years imprisonment and KD 50,000 fine. PAM, PACI to merge: The Public Authority for Manpower will be linked with the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) within two weeks to prevent manipulation by companies such as changing the address of its headquarters, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting a reliable Manpower source.

The source added this will also help detect traders in work permits because after the work permits are issued, the traders close the file of their companies and then reopen it again at the time of renewal of work permits of people under the company sponsorship.

The source said in the event such manipulation is discovered, the Manpower Authority will close the company file under chapter 99 for 3 months followed and under chapter 71 will refer the company to the Public Prosecution.