Kuwait calls on world to ‘act’ in unison to end organized crimes
Call for improving criminal law system
VIENNA, Oct 17, (KUNA): Kuwaiti Attorney-General Bader AlMasad on Tuesday urged the world countries to take collective actions and unify their policies to counter trans-national organized crimes.
“Such crimes not only threaten interests and security of individual states, but also the security of the whole world,” Al-Masad said in his speech at the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime held in Vienna.
“Synergy is growing among states both at bilateral and multilateral levels to agree on principles for fighting crimes and enhancing cooperation in relevant legal procedures.”
Al-Masad pointed out that Kuwait is a deep believer in the importance of greater regional and international cooperation for boosting national and international security and stability.
“Achieving this goal will help states focus on bringing about human and economic development for their peoples,” he said.
The Kuwait official shed lights on a series of moves taken by his country to help control and suppress the organized crimes both at the national and international levels.
Kuwait has enacted several key laws in this regard such as the anti-money laundering law, the law on fighting human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, Al-Masad said.
It has also established the AntiCorruption Authority and the National Bureau for Human Rights, he added.
He noted that the Ministry of Justice has also created a special committee to assess the country’s commitment to the relevant international conventions and treaties.
Kuwait has also introduced a new law for countering cyber
Minister of Interior Major General Khaled Al-Deen with Kuwait’s delegation to the Ninth United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
crimes and signed the Arab Convention on Combating Information Technology, he elaborated.
Al-Masad unveiled that Kuwait also weigh joining the Council of Europe’s 2001 Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
He stated that Kuwait calls on the international community to intensify cooperation to combat money laundering, misuse of information and communication technologies to carry out or finance criminal acts.
Al-Masad noted that Kuwait supports the global efforts to end all illegal use of technology and calls for drafting an international agreement to combat cybercrimes.
The 9th session was launched Monday and will continue until October 19 with the participation of about 800 representatives of governments, crime experts and civil society partners.
The conferees tackle a wide array of key issues relative to organized crimes including the implementation of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children; the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.
Meanwhile, Secretary of Kuwait’s Court of Appeal Judge Nasr Al-Haid said on Tuesday that it was of high significance improving national criminal law systems to face the social and economic challenges, coupled with fine-tuning relevant legislations.
In his speech at the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Judge Al-Haid supported inclusion of crimes and criminal justice in the UN agenda with the objective of upholding the human right principles.
He added that State of Kuwait in that regard established anticorruption authority, enacted information technology and human rights laws, in addition to a law for children.
Judge Al-Haid added Kuwait pinned many cooperation agreements with international parties to exchange judicial expertise.
Moreover, Judge Al-Haid said Kuwait set up anti money laundering apparatus to address money laundering and financing terrorists issues thus honoring UN principles.