Fear of spread, high cure costs force MoI to deport inmates hit by AIDS and hepatitis

1,254 felony cases filed in five years: statistics

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: The Criminal Implementation Prosecution is studying, in cooperation with the prison sector of the Ministry of Interior the transfer of some foreign prisoners who suffer from AIDS and Hepatitis to the Central Prison, as a prelude to their release and deportation from the country, given their grave health conditions fearing the spread of infection among the remaining prisoners, as well as the high cost of treatment, reports Al-Jarida quoting familiar courses.

The sources said that the activation of this matter will take place after counting the prisoners, as well as the judicial rulings issued against them, and the length of the time they have served in prison, in addition to their health cases according to approved health reports, indicating that in light of the foregoing, amnesty decisions will be considered after the approval of the AttorneyGeneral.

Regarding amnesty for prisoners with cancer, the sources confirmed that cancer cases are being treated inside Kuwait, indicating that the Prosecution is currently studying amnesty for those suffering from with AIDS and Hepatitis only.

Felony cases:

The statistics issued by the Ministry of Justice show 1,254 felony cases – bullying and defamation – during the past 5 years from Jan 1, 2015 until Nov 30, 2019 were looked into by the courts, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The statistics, a copy of which has been obtained by the daily, indicate in 2015 there were 343 cases, while in 2016, there were 307 cases in 2017 and 214 in 2018 and 173 cases in 2019. It is clear that most of the cases are caused by tweets on the social media such as blackmail, defamation, slander, and revealing the secrets of homes which have become widespread crimes most of them by people using fake accounts, or other methods.

A careful reading of the statistics of the Justice Ministry shows that some people mistakenly exploit the technical boom, and “phantom” freedom have been taken for a ride to soil the reputation of others.

It was noted in social media networks that some celebrities resort to revealing each other’s secrets when a personal dispute arises between them, in addition to paying money to others who use fake accounts to do such job.

Professor of Criminal Psychology at the Kuwait University Dr Naima AlTaher said it has been noticed recently the emergence of some personal differences, where some of the parties slan