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Driven by revenge, bedoun shoots dead brother’s killer

Babies born during exams; around 6,000 sick people deported

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Sunset at Souq Sharq (Abdullah Almuhareb — KUNA)

By Meshal Al-Sanousi

Al-Seyassah Staff and

KUWAIT CITY, May 20: A 1990-Bedoun man, driven by the urge to avenge the murder of his brother 15 years ago, killed the murderer by shooting him with a Kalashniko­v rifle in Sulaibiya area.

According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received informatio­n about a shooting near Sulaibiya Cooperativ­e Society, securityme­n headed by Assistant Undersecre­tary for Public Security Affairs at Ministry of Interior Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah rushed to the location with paramedics. They found the victim lying motionless in a pool of blood. Upon examinatio­n, it was discovered that the victim, a1985-born Bedoun man, was dead. The corpse was referred to the Forensics Department.

Securityme­n later discovered that the suspect, a 1990-born Bedoun man, had surrendere­d himself at Firdous Police Station with a Kalashniko­v rifle which he used to murder the victim.

During interrogat­ions, it was discovered that the deceased had killed the suspect’s brother 15 years ago in Sulaibiya Block 3, and was sentenced to seven-year imprisonme­nt.

After the deceased was released from prison, the suspect followed him for several days and tried to murder him but did not find a chance to do so. On the third day of Ramadan, the deceased parked his vehicle in the parking area of Sulaibiya Cooperativ­e Society and went to a nearby tailor shop. The suspect followed him and then shot him inside the shop, shouting that this was in revenge for the death of his brother.

A case of intentiona­l murder was filed against the suspect and he was referred to the Public Prosecutio­n.

2 births at exams:

The examinatio­n rooms at the Faculty of Law at the Kuwait University witnessed two births during the final exams, reports Al-Jarida daily.

Two students reportedly went into labor but nurses were on hand to assist them until they were rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

5,879 expats deported:

Health Minister Dr. Basel Al-Sabah said 5,879 expatriate­s have been deported from the country from 2016 until May 2018 due to infectious diseases, reports Al-Shahed daily.

The Minister, in response to a parliament­ary query raised by MP Jama’an Al-Harbash, said the deportees included 576 persons with AIDS, 244 suffering from filarial, 2,068 cases of tuberculos­is, in addition to 2,991 cases of hepatitis.

The minister disclosed 18 lawsuits were filed against the Ministry on the issue of health condition of migrant workers and after submitting concrete evidences the final rulings were issued in favor of the Ministry.

The medical re-examinatio­n mechanism shall be implemente­d concerning persons who were deported on medical grounds in the country of the

By Meshal Al-Sanousi

Security campaigns launched by officers from the Public Security sector in Jahra and Ahmadi governorat­es resulted in the issuance of 263 citations, arrest of 33 reckless drivers and confiscati­on of their vehicles.

According to security sources,

patient after an applicatio­n is submitted to the Undersecre­tary of the Ministry of Health.

If the Undersecre­tary agrees, a direct letter will be sent to the health office outside the country for reexaminat­ion. If the examinatio­n proves negative, the Health Undersecre­tary will address the competent authoritie­s to lift the ban.

Singles

evicted:

Capital Municipali­ty Emergency Team has evicted bachelors from 55 buildings in line with Law No.125/2008.

Public Relations Department of Kuwait Municipali­ty stated several complaints concerning bachelors were dealt with when the team was conducting the “Contact us Campaign”. Statement indicated monitoring authoritie­s at the branches of the Municipali­ty in all six governorat­es

were ready for the massive inspection campaign to demolish encroachme­nts on public property, billboards and open spaces, while monitoring street hawkers and other unauthoriz­ed use of roadsides such as abandoned vehicles. The officials will also follow up the cleaning companies to see the rate at which they abide by the contracts signed with the municipali­ty, in addition to petitions from the populace via social media during and after Ramadan.

Meanwhile, emergency team leader Zaid Al-Enezi noted the inspectors dealt with 2008 complaints concerning bachelors and carried out investigat­ions in 130 buildings of which 22 responded and confirmed they were family buildings. The remaining 108 have yet to respond in that concern.

Director of Ahmadi Municipali­ty Engineer Saud Al-Dabbous disclosed

that officials embarked on an inspection tour of some shops within the governorat­e to verify the validity of external advertisem­ents and spaces opposite the shops. The campaign led to the issuance of 66 citations and closure of 7 shops.

Engineer Al-Dabbous explained that citations were issued for failure to maintain external billboards or installing or adding billboards for other activities without authorizat­ion.

Deportatio­n for drunkard:

The Jahra police have arrested a young Asian man for consuming alcohol and sleeping in an open area, reports Al-Anba daily.

The daily said the arrest came after a Kuwaiti saw the man fast asleep near a power transforme­r and called the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior.

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