Ministry of Social Affairs dissolves 15 cooperative societies, dismisses 76 members, and refers 304 individuals to the Public Prosecution

The cooperative societies file in Kuwait has witnessed a series of measures over the past three months, including the dissolution of the boards of directors of several cooperative societies, the dismissal of board members from other societies, and the referral of hundreds of individuals to the Public Prosecution.

According to sources close to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the boards of directors of 15 cooperative societies were dissolved. These societies are: Al-Masail, Al-Naseem, Al-Salam, Hadeya, Granada, North West Salwa and Doha, Livestock, Jahra, Al-Zahra, Union of Cooperative Societies, Adan and Qasour, Salwa, Saad Al-Abdullah, Al-Khalidiya, and Al-Jahra.

The measures also included the dismissal of the boards of directors of 16 cooperative societies, with a total of 76 members dismissed. The dismissals were distributed among the following societies: North West Salwa, Seville, Rumaythiya, Salwa and Doha, Jabir Al-Ahmad, Al-Aridiya, Al-Wafra Agricultural, Mubarak Al-Kabeer and Al-Qurain, Al-Firdaws, Abdullah Al-Mubarak, Hittin, Al-Sabahia, Al-Rehab, Al-Noor, and Sabah Al-Salem.

The North West Salwa Cooperative Society recorded two separate dismissal cases: the first involved one member, and the second involved eight members, bringing the total number of dismissed societies to 16, with a total of 76 members dismissed.

In a related development, three cooperative societies were warned, while 304 individuals were referred to the Public Prosecution, including 139 Kuwaitis and 165 non-Kuwaitis.

Overall data indicate that the measures included dissolving the boards of 15 cooperative societies, dismissing members from 16 societies, warning three societies, and referring 304 individuals to the Public Prosecution, as part of actions taken against the cooperative societies sector.

Sources confirmed that inspection teams continue their supervisory and inspection visits to all cooperative societies across all governorates, all in the context of safeguarding shareholders’ funds and correcting the course of cooperative work in the country.