Jleeb cleaning campaign postponed due to forecast of rain in the next few days
Many youths held for creating nuisance in area
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17: The Kuwait Municipality and a number of government agencies are determined to put an end to various kinds of violations on in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The daily quoting reliable sources said a Joint Ministerial Committee has been formed to follow up the current situation in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and has held several meetings and paid a number of visits to the region.
The daily has learned that the committee had decided to begin the campaign of cleaning the area of all irregularities Sunday but decided to postpone it due to rain forecast Monday and Tuesday.
Informed sources revealed that the Municipality will play the main role in the campaign which will be carried out in cooperation with the concerned authorities.
The campaign will include the closure of unlicensed shops and infringements committed inside homes which have been turned into kitchens, factories, blacksmiths and makeshift markets.
The sources pointed out that the committee has also decided to postpone the evacuation of bachelors from the region until a suitable alternative is found such as the construction of labor cities and others.
Youths causing havoc:
The Ministry of Interior has identified a number of youths who caused havoc in the Sabah Al-Ahmad marine area, reports Al-Rai daily.
The daily quoting security sources said arrest warrants have been issued against the suspects.
According to security sources, the security men took action after a video clip of the incident went viral showing a group of young men fighting and one of them tried to run over a number of young men.
The Directorate General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry said the incident happened in front of a chalet. Police investigations showed the incident happened last week but was not reported to the police.
One of the victims has allegedly given names of the suspects and some of them have been identified
from the video clip.
Morals violator held:
The Directorate-General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry said personnel from the Public Ethics Department of the Criminal Security Sector have arrested an unidentified person for posting a clip in the social media violating public morals, reports Al-Anba daily.
The department says the accused confessed to the charge after he was confronted with the videos. He has been referred to the concerned
authority.
Old mans kills self:
Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have opened an investigation into the suicide of a 60-year-old man who allegedly shot himself with a shotgun, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to a security source the incident happened in a suburb of Rehab.
A security source said the weapon with which the man ended his life has been seized and the corpse and the weapon have been referred to Forensics.