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Arab Times
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Kuwait Steps Up Deportations – 2,700 Expats Removed In One Month
KUWAIT CITY, May 28: The Deportation and Temporary Detention Affairs Department at the General Administration of Correctional Institutions in the Ministry of Interior deported 2,700 expatriates of various nationalities in April. This is part of the efforts of the department to deport expatriates against whom administrative or judicial deportation orders have been issued. A security source confirmed that the department is facilitating the departure of deportees at an accelerated pace. The source reiterated that security campaigns are ongoing in all governorates to arrest those proven to have violated the Residency Law, the illegal workers, those working for third parties, and those outside the purview of the law. Moreover, the ministry announced in a press statement last week that 1,084 violators of the Residency Law were deported on May 11-18, after taking the necessary legal measures. The ministry affirmed that it will pursue anyone who dares to violate the laws and regulations governing work and residency, stressing that accountability applies to both the employee and the employer. He said various sectors at the ministry continue to carry out security campaigns in a bid to apprehend violators of the Residency Law and illegal workers who are then referred to the Deportation Department, taking into account humanitarian considerations during their detention.
Arab Times
19-04-2025
- Arab Times
30 inmates released after Amir's directive to reduce life sentences
KUWAIT CITY, April 19: In accordance with the directives of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to reduce life sentences to 20 years, 30 inmates who had served more than 20 years at the Central Prison were released yesterday. Security sources informed Al Jarida that the General Administration of Correctional Institutions released 17 Kuwaiti citizens, who will be required to wear electronic monitoring bracelets for five years. Additionally, 13 expatriate inmates were transferred to the deportation prison, pending their removal from the country. The release of five other inmates is still under review, as they committed additional crimes while serving their sentences. The sources clarified that the decision to reduce life sentences did not apply to those convicted in state security or espionage cases. This includes individuals such as Alaa Hussein, the former head of Kuwait's interim government during the Iraqi invasion, and another citizen — an officer in the National Guard — convicted of espionage with Iraq during the Ba'ath regime. A committee reviewing life sentence cases required that each eligible prisoner obtain a certificate of rehabilitation counseling from the Ministry of Endowments. In addition, inmates must have no ties to foreign entities and no involvement in state security offenses. According to sources, the longest-serving expatriate inmate released was an Egyptian national who had served 33 years in prison for murder. Originally sentenced to death, he was pardoned by the victim's family, and his sentence was subsequently reduced to life imprisonment. Among Kuwaiti citizens, the longest-serving inmate had spent 27 years behind bars for drug trafficking. The majority of those released had been convicted of murder.
