“Interior Ministry”: 1,253 wanted persons and violators apprehended in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh - Sarmad
The Ministry of Interior announced the apprehension of 1,253 security wanted persons and individuals violating the Residency and Labor Laws as part of the comprehensive security campaign currently ongoing in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area, implemented under the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Youssef Al-Saud Al-Sabah.
The Ministry stated in a press statement on Saturday that the campaign, led by Deputy Minister of Interior Major General Abdulwahab Al-Wahab and in coordination with relevant government entities, serves as a continuation of field measures aimed at eliminating violations, enhancing security and public order, and addressing existing infractions in the area.
It added that security agencies and field teams are continuing 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 Ministry clarified that the campaign’s results also led to the apprehension of 36 children born out of incest, 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, in addition to carrying out cleaning operations in Al-Tamayuz Private School Street, Street 162, and surrounding streets, while continuing inspection rounds to detect violations.
It further stated that the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy reduced electrical loads in the Farwaniya Governorate by 60 percent as a result of cutting power supply to 1,200 non-compliant residences, while 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 statement indicated that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued 256 apprehension reports and issued 10 closure orders, while the Ministry of Health treated 784 cases at the shelter center and referred 61 cases to hospitals. Meanwhile, the General Fireforce executed 188 administrative closure orders.
It pointed out that the Public Authority for Environment issued 90 apprehension reports for environmental violations and referred them to the Public Prosecution, while continuing inspection rounds to detect infractions and violations. The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition issued 315 violation reports and 9 destruction reports for food materials, and submitted 12 requests to close non-compliant establishments.
The statement mentioned that the Public Authority for Manpower conducted 6,511 inspection cases on shops and investment establishments, apprehended 1,471 non-compliant establishments, and took legal measures against them. It also physically examined 376 individuals, detected 129 cases of payment for residency, and referred 110 individuals from the expatriate workers’ shelter center to the Deportation Department, while continuing inspection rounds in the area to detect infractions and 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 security wanted persons and violators of the Residency and Labor Laws.
The Ministry emphasized, according to the statement, that security campaigns will continue and will cover all non-compliant areas in accordance with a comprehensive field plan, stressing that all legal measures will be taken against anyone proven to have committed a violation, thereby contributing to preserving security and public order, preventing the recurrence of infractions and violations, and enhancing the quality of life.
