Al-Sand: Phase Two of Kuwaitizing Support Judicial Positions in the Public Prosecution Begins

As part of efforts to enhance the reliance on national competencies within the justice sector, Assistant Minister of Justice Awatef Al-Sand announced the commencement of the second phase of the plan to Kuwaitize supportive judicial positions, specifically the role of investigation secretary in the Public Prosecution and other positions, including notary, legal researcher, administrative coordinator, and judgment executor in several departments of the Ministry. This follows the completion of the first phase of the plan.

Al-Sand stated that the second phase involves the termination of services of 62 non-Kuwaiti employees working in the following departments:

She emphasized that the Ministry is committed to implementing the Kuwaitization plan in a gradual and organized manner, ensuring the continuity of work in the Ministry’s departments and guaranteeing a smooth and efficient transfer of tasks to national cadres.

She added that the first phase involved the termination of services of 54 non-Kuwaiti employees, who served as session secretaries, legal researchers, and administrative coordinators in the departments of the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, Court of Cassation, and the Constitutional Court.

Al-Sand noted 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. She affirmed 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, under the supervision of Minister of Justice Advisor Nasser Al-Sumait, to strengthen the presence of national competencies and empower them to fulfill their role in the justice sector.