Apr.12, 2010

KUWAIT CITY, April 11: The Public Prosecution has summoned an unidentified former parliamentarian and minister for interrogation for alleged involvement in $4 million money-laundering scam, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

According to security sources this came to light when the suspect former minister failed to pay a Kuwaiti man his commission and the latter filed a complaint with the police.

The Al-Rai daily added an Indian was arrested upon arrival at the Kuwait International Airport for failing to keep his promise to a Kuwaiti man from whom he had allegedly received a cheque of $1 million in return for help in winning a US Army contract in Iraq.

Interrogations with the Indian revealed he had paid $4.29 million to the former minister and the former MP - the money to be invested in projects in Europe and Iraq.

However, the daily did not give details of the deal.

20 cars confiscated: The Ahmadi police last Thursday lifted from the road side 20 cars which had either been offered for sale in ‘no parking’ places or in open areas and/or had been abandoned by the owners, reports Arrouiah daily.

During the campaign police have also issued 189 traffic citations.

Cash, passports stolen: Police are looking for unidentified burglars who allegedly broke into the home of a Kuwaiti man in Jahra and escaped with KD 4,200 in cash, passports and official documents from two safes, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints to identify the culprits.