Trio gets 15 years jail in human peddling case
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 5: The Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Nasser Al-Hayed, overturned the verdict of the First Instance Court on the case related to human trafficking, indecent assault and practicing prostitution in health clubs.
The higher court imposed 15 years imprisonment instead of life imprisonment on a Bedoun and two Filipinos, three years on
ago. The suspect (brother of the deceased) is said to have murdered his own sister due to a family dispute.
The police had earlier made several arrests in an effort to apprehend the killer, and eventually caught the 20-year old after he confessed to the crime. He told the police that he perpetrated the dastard act by stabbing the victim.
He has since been referred to the Department of Public Prosecution another Bedoun while it acquitted a citizen.
The Public Prosecution charged a citizen, two Filipinos and two Bedouns with human trafficking as they hosted 39 Filipinos who were forcefully recruited into prostitution in health clubs, in addition to benefiting from the money that the workers earned by providing prostitution services. One of the accused was charged with indecently assaulting the workers.
Forgeries on the rise:
Statistics issued by the Public Prosecution
on the allegation of premeditated murder, while investigation is about to be concluded in that concern.
MoI restricts staff:
The Ministry of Interior has prohibited its personnel from appearing on social media platforms or leaking security news, affirming that it had previously dismissed several personnel due to their appearance on such platforms, says Al-Seyassah. show an increasing number of forgeries of official documents during this year, reports Al-Jarida daily.
The statistics indicated the prosecution has recorded until date 566 cases and expects this number to cross 600 this year, compared to just 491 in 2017.
The statistics, which the daily obtained a copy of, said the prosecution has charged 860 people and referred them to the judiciary.
Sources said some of the cases have been shelved and some are under investigation.
A security source explained to the daily that the ministry issued a circular to all its sectors prohibiting the staff from publishing news related to the ministry’s work on social media, warning that legal action will be taken against anyone who violates the directive.
The source added Control and Search Department is monitoring all social media platforms in order to take the necessary action against employees proven to have violated the decree.