Al-Yousef: "Clean" Al-Jaleeb

The Ministry of Interior announced the apprehension of 1,253 wanted individuals and violators of the residency and labor laws as part of the comprehensive security campaign ongoing in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area, implemented under the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousif. The Ministry stated in a press release that the campaign, led by Deputy Minister of Interior Major General Abdulwahab Al-Wahab and in coordination with relevant government entities, complements field measures aimed at eliminating violations, enhancing public security and order, and addressing existing infractions in the area. It added that security agencies and field teams continue their operations in cooperation with competent government authorities, including inspecting vacated residences and monitoring and apprehending any attempts to violate security procedures and decisions issued by the relevant authorities. The campaign also resulted in the apprehension of 36 children born out of wedlock, accompanied by their mothers, with necessary legal measures taken against them and their referral to the competent authorities. The statement noted that the Kuwait Municipality issued 777 violation reports, removed 27 abandoned vehicles, and placed 64 warning notices on abandoned vehicles, alongside carrying out cleaning operations in Al-Tamayoz Private School Street, Street 162, and the surrounding streets, with continued inspection rounds to detect violations. Furthermore, the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy reduced electrical loads in the Farwaniya Governorate by 60 percent following the disconnection of power supply to 1,200 non-compliant residences. The Ministry of Public Works identified 1,432 houses at risk of collapse, closed 20 illegal sewage connections, and treated 60 cases of sewage overflow in the area’s streets. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued 256 seizure reports and issued 10 closure orders, while the Ministry of Health treated 784 cases at the shelter center and referred 61 cases to hospitals. The General Fireforce executed 188 administrative closure orders. The Public Authority for Environment issued 90 violation reports for environmental infractions and referred them to the Public Prosecution, with continued inspection rounds to detect violations. The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition issued 315 violation reports and 9 reports for the destruction of food materials, and submitted 12 requests to close non-compliant establishments. The Public Authority for Manpower conducted 6,511 inspections of shops and investment establishments, apprehended 1,471 non-compliant establishments, and took legal action against them. It also physically examined 376 individuals, detected 129 cases of payment for residency, and referred 110 individuals from the migrant workers’ shelter center to the Deportation Department, with continued inspection rounds in the area to detect violations. The Ministry added that previous stages of the campaign resulted in the evacuation of non-compliant residences and the apprehension of large numbers of wanted individuals and violators of residency and labor laws. The Ministry emphasized that security campaigns will continue and will cover all non-compliant areas according to a comprehensive field plan, stressing that all legal measures will be taken against anyone proven to have committed violations, contributing to the preservation of public security and order, preventing the recurrence of infractions, and enhancing the quality of life.