"Justice" Dismisses 116 Expatriate Employees... Implementing "Kuwaitization"

Deputy Minister of Justice Awatef Al-Sand announced the launch of the second phase of the plan to Kuwaitize supportive judicial positions, specifically for the role of investigation secretary in the Public Prosecution, following the completion of the first phase and as part of efforts to strengthen reliance on national competencies within the justice sector. Al-Sand stated that the second phase involves replacing the services of 62 non-Kuwaiti employees working in the Criminal Execution Departments, External Communications, the Office of the Public Prosecutor, Criminal Courts, Documentation, Real Estate Registration, Sharia Certifications, and Administrative Development and Planning, after completing the training and qualification of alternative national cadres to assume the targeted roles. She emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to implementing the Kuwaitization plan gradually and in an organized manner that ensures the continuity of work in the Ministry’s departments and guarantees a smooth and efficient transfer of tasks to national staff. She added that the first phase involved replacing the services of 54 non-Kuwaiti employees holding positions as secretaries of court sessions, legal researchers, and administrative coordinators in the Departments of the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, Court of Cassation, and the Constitutional Court. She clarified that the Ministry aims to complete the second phase and fully Kuwaitize the supportive judicial positions covered by the plan by the end of December 2026. Al-Sand noted that the plan is implemented pursuant to the High Command issued by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, regarding the Kuwaitization of positions in the judicial authority, and under the supervision of Minister of Justice Advisor Nasser Al-Sameet, to enhance the presence of national competencies and empower them to fulfill their role in the justice sector.