MoI in bid to secure mosques, places of worship in Ramadan
Several ministry sectors involved in executing comprehensive security plan Two Asian bootleggers arrested
KUWAIT CITY, May 28: Since the first day of Ramadan, Ministry of Interior has been implementing a comprehensive security plan to secure mosques and places of worship throughout the month of Ramadan, reports Aljarida daily quoting an informed source.
He explained that this security plan includes specific procedures that will be implemented until the last ten days of Ramadan. Several relevant sectors within the ministry are involved in executing the plan in collaboration with Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and many other government agencies such as General Department of Customs and Kuwait Fire Service Directorate.
The source went on to explain that the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah held a series of coordinative meetings with the concerned authorities to adopt a workable strategy and mechanism for executing the plan. Those authorities have been prepared to protect internal and external mosques and places of worship, and carry out regular safety activities inside mosques. A major part of the procedures is checking worshippers before they enter mosques and places of worship and ensuring those places are suitable for worshipping in all aspects.
He declared that 3,000 security operatives from the General Department of Public Security, General Department of Special Security, General Department of Criminal Investigations, General Department of Residency Investigations, General Traffic Department, State Security Department and General Department of Rescue Police are involved in the process.
The two barrels filled with raw materials for brewing of liquor. raid the flat. They then raided the flat to find two barrels filled with locally manufactured liquor as well as the suspect with another Asian expatriate.
When questioned, one of the suspects revealed that the liquor is intended for personal use as well as to share with their friends.
The two suspects were arrested and referred with the two barrels of liquor to the concerned authorities for further investigations and necessary legal action.
Meanwhile, a Sri Lankan expatriate was arrested in Salmiya area in possession of two imported liquor bottles.