Gang deported for restoring water to defaulters — MEW
Repeated rape case annulled; ‘Royal’ fined
By Mohammad Ghanim/Jaber Al-Hamoud/Mishal Al-Sanousi
Al-Seyassah Staff and
KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Ministry of Electricity and Water announced that a four-man gang of Asians involved in illegal connection of water was deported after they were caught restoring water to some consumers whose services had been disconnected by the ministry for defaulting payment.
An official ministry source disclosed that the sector detected about forty instances of illegal water connection, indicating the process was undertaken without its authorization. He explained the ministry had earlier disconnected water to those buildings for their refusal to pay accumulated bills, and investigation revealed that the suspects reconnected water for KD30 per building.
He stressed that individual members of the gang were arrested after it was confirmed they were behind some water meter thefts. The police found in their possession some stolen meters and couplers used for reconnecting water to defaulters of bills. The ministry referred all suspects to concerned authorities, which ordered their immediate deportation.
Meanwhile, recent report of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) indicates the authority in 2017 rescued 142 incidents of power disconnection attributed to loss of power grid or load exceeding 100 megawatts.
The authority used the support power to sustain 100 percent power transmission within the GCC countries by increasing the rate of network reliability, efficiency, maintenance and upgrade to match the network requirements.
Report added the authority, since activation of the power grid in 2009, has provided support in 1592 cases of total or partial power cut.
In an unrelated report from the Ministry of Electricity and Water concerning relevant policies, operating future plants with natural gas is on top of its priorities to guarantee the use of renewable energy by 15 percent in 2030, and 20 percent in 2040.
Among the top priorities is to ensure efficiency of the air-condition engines by cooling non-residential areas within the new residential cities by 2025, in addition to banning the import or circulation of electrical appliances that cannot conserve energy by end of this year.
The construction code for power conservation is also an important aspect of policies, which will increase the efficiency of heat insulators for buildings by 20-30 centimeters, coupled with the efficiency of windows (aluminum and glass), while changing the power conservation code through direct use of load limiter by the year 2020.
Case annulled:
The Public Prosecution Department has withheld a petition concerning repeated rape of a minor girl filed against a Kuwaiti man in his 30s, because the testimonies lack concrete proofs and are considered mere inferences.
Details of the case indicate the prosecution officer found out that the suspect had kidnapped the victim from her residence to his apartment. The officers used satellite movement Director General of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Lieutenant General Khaled Rakan Al-Mekrad received in his office a delegation from the National Guard headed by its undersecretary Lieutenant General Hashim Abdul-Razzaq Al-Rifai.
to affirm the presence of the suspect within the vicinity of the victim’s residence, but detectives could not prove whether or not the victim was actually raped or forced to consume illicit drug.
In his defense, attorney of the suspect Lawyer Mohammad AlHusseini said the submission of the victim’s father was suspicious. He emphasized the father only inferred in proving the allegation without concrete proofs. He stressed that evidences provided by the father were those he heard from his daughter, as he was not personally present at the scene. He noted other evidences gathered
The level of distinguished cooperation and coordination between the two sides in various aspects with the aim of achieving the desired objectives of safety and security for the nation, citizens and residents was lauded.
All aspects of mutual cooperation,
from the General Department for Criminal Evidences and forensics indicated the victim remains a virgin without any harm to her private part.
More detained:
The Public Prosecution has been conducting further investigation concerning the disappearance of vital files in court, and decided to detain four new suspects; two ‘mandoubs’ and two attorneys.
The court has since detained three employees (secretaries) and a clerk, and denied their bail requests.
The Public Prosecution charged the defendants for hiding vital files of a case involving a real estate accused
bilateral plans and ways to improve them were discussed along with the latest events and several topics of mutual interest for the two entities.
The meeting was attended by KFSD’s deputy directors as well as senior officers from both sides.
of defrauding and embezzling huge sums from citizens through the sale of dummy estates. All defendants deny the charges.
It is worth mentioning the Minister of Justice has filed a report to the Public Prosecutor in relation to the same case, prompting the Public Prosecution to merge the two cases.
‘Royal’ fined:
The Misdemeanor Court has fined a ruling family member and sentenced his two companions to one year imprisonment with hard labor for assaulting some citizens and a government hospital official.