Director to get allowances

Verdict on March 13

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 14: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance, which affirmed the right of a Kuwaiti citizen, who holds the position of Director of Private Education at Ministry of Education, to receive allowances and bonuses for supervision and invigilation.

The counsel to the citizen Lawyer Nasser AlSarhid explained that his client was appointed as an employee of the ministry, and rose through ranks to become the Director of Private Education. He was shocked when he was deprived of allowances and entitlements as a member of the Education Committee at Ministry of Education and Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. His client was also required to refund KD 5,499 that he purportedly collected in error, because he was not regarded as a member of the committee. After several requests for amicable settlement of the issue failed, he filed the lawsuit for legal redress.

Verdict March 13:

Al-Sarhid

The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Ahmad Al-Yasin adjourned to March 13 the issuance of verdict in the case related to facilitating misappropriation of public funds in the Jaber International Stadium tender.

The number of those involved in the case reached 37, of which six were exonerated. The accused include officials from Ministry of Public Works and Public Authority for Youth and Sports as well as the project contractor, and others working in the government.

The Public Prosecution had charged them with facilitating misappropriation of public funds to the tune of KD 5.5 million which were allocated for the Ministry of Public Works to execute contracts related to the tender of Jaber International Stadium.

Ruling date set:

The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Ali AlDura’e has fixed the session of next Sunday for issuing verdict on the case involving T-Mas Real Estate Company in which some individuals were accused of money laundering and real estate fraud worth KD109 million.

Earlier, the Misdemeanor Court had sentenced the company’s Executive Director to two-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of KD 100,000. A female suspect was sentenced to 18year imprisonment and another suspect got 17-year jail term. The court had acquitted 16 other suspects.

Gynaecologist fined:

The Court of Cassation has imposed a fine of KD 10,000 on a doctor for not informing a patient about the risks and negative consequences that may occur to her health after undergoing a delivery operation, which had resulted in partial paralysis, despite the absence of any medical error, reports Al-Anba daily.