Justice: Start of the Second Phase of Kuwaitization of Support Judicial Positions in the Public Prosecution - Sarmad
Awatf Al-Sand announces the start of the second phase of Kuwaitization of support judicial positions in the Public Prosecution and the replacement of 62 non-Kuwaiti employees
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
(KUNA) – Justice Undersecretary Awatef Al-Sand announced on Tuesday the commencement of the second phase of the “Kuwaitization” plan for supporting judicial positions, specifically the role of investigation secretary in the Public Prosecution and other positions, including notary, legal researcher, administrative coordinator, and judgment executor, across several departments within the Ministry. This follows the completion of the first phase and aims to strengthen reliance on national competencies within the justice sector.
Al-Sand told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the second phase involves phasing out the services of 62 non-Kuwaiti employees working in the departments of Criminal Execution, External Communications, the Office of the Public Prosecutor, Penal Sections, Notarization, Real Estate Registration, Sharia Certifications, and Administrative Development and Planning, after completing the training and qualification of alternative national cadres to assume the targeted tasks.
She emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to implementing the Kuwaitization plan gradually and systematically, 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 phasing out 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.
Al-Sand indicated that the Ministry aims to complete the second phase and fully Kuwaitize the supporting judicial positions covered by the plan by the end of December 2026.
She stated 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, may God protect and guard him, regarding the Kuwaitization of positions in the judicial authority, and under the supervision of Minister of Justice Advisor Nasser Al-Samait, to enhance the presence of national competencies and empower them to fulfill their role in the justice sector.
Earlier, in mid-July, the Justice Undersecretary announced the start of the first phase of fully Kuwaitizing supporting judicial positions before the end of 2026, as part of measures taken to strengthen reliance on national competencies within the justice sector and consolidate operational sustainability in the Ministry’s sectors.
It is worth noting that over the past year and a half, the Ministry of Justice has worked to identify targeted positions, assess the needs of supporting judicial departments, and train and qualify the necessary national cadres, ensuring that Kuwaitization is based on the actual readiness of national replacements rather than formal or unconsidered substitution.
