Perfume Sellers Referred to Prosecution for Blasphemous Product Names
KUWAIT CITY, May 20: Emergency teams from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have shut down a shop operating in the Hawalli and Jahra governorates for selling perfumes bearing names that were deemed to violate Islamic values and constitute an offense against the divine. Authorities took the necessary legal actions, and the individuals responsible have been referred to the Commercial Prosecution for further investigation.
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