3 ministry officials holding commercial licenses: min

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalid Al-Rawdan has confirmed that three ministry officials are holding commercial licenses, in addition to eight first degree relatives of incumbent officials and holders of commercial licenses, reports Al-Qabas daily.

This is in response to the queries of MP Omar Al-Tabtabaei, during which he denied the allegation that complaints were filed against some ministry officials due to conflict of interests.

He also refuted the rumor that the ministry received a letter from its interior counterpart on the purported forgery of commercial licenses by some officials.