Jordanian woman said used forged docus to obtain Kuwaiti citizenship
Student electrocuted while drinking water from cooler; 4 held for vice
KUWAIT CITY, April 23: Acting on information and armed with a search and arrest warrant issued by the Public Prosecution, personnel from the General Department for Citizenship and Travel Documents raided the home of a ‘Jordanian’ woman living in the Al-Sawaber Complex and arrested her for obtaining Kuwaiti citizenship using forged documents, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to a security source, the suspect is an Iraqi citizen who got married to a Kuwaiti in 1983 and the man died five years later in 1988.
The woman gave birth to two Kuwaiti girls after her marriage and after the man’s death she got married to a Jordanian in 1991 in Jordan and the marriage was registered in Jordan and not in Kuwait.
In 2000 she obtained the Jordanian citizenship and bought a house and land in Jordan.
In 2005, she applied for and obtained the Kuwaiti citizenship on the strength of her dead husband after submitting a document issued by the Ministry of Justice stating she is a Kuwaiti widow and benefitted from services rendered to Kuwaitis by the State.
Syrian
student
dies:
A 15-year-old Syrian died in a tragic incident, reports Al-Shahed daily.
The daily added, the victim was electrocuted while drinking water from a water cooler placed close to a school in Jahra.
The student was rushed to the area hospital by paramedics but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The daily said power supply to the cooler has been disconnected to avoid further accidents. Police are investigating the incident.
Two women, 2 men held:
The Farwaniya police have arrested two women and two men for indulging in immoral and illegal activities, reports Al-Anba daily.
The daily added, the arrest came when a patrolman saw one woman drop something she was carrying in her hands and entered a house in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.
The police followed her and found another woman and two men. Police found out the woman had dropped a polyethylene bag containing liquor. Police also seized from the apartment 33 narcotic pills and bottles of whisky. They have been handed over to the concerned authority for deportation.