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From the Arabic press TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 I nternational terrorism which was set loose by Gulf ‘petrodollar’ countries during the claims of liberat- ing Afghanistan, remained asleep after September 11 events in the United States, and stayed slumbering after toppling Taleban, the re-liberation of Afghanistan and the assassination of Osama bin Laden. The international terrorism woke up again after instigating the sectarian strife in Syria and the utiliza- tion of the Syrian regime’s cruelty in order to recruit youth and old who belong to the religious sahwa (awakening) to fight a sectarian war in Syria. It fol- lowed in Iraq under the claims of liberating people there and to confront the regime’s dictatorship there. International powers, led by the petrodollars, of course, supported the civil social rule in Afghanistan. They also supported or even prepared for terrorist attack to topple the tyrant Saddam Hussein. Now they are leading and supporting the new terrorism effi- ciently under the claims of confronting the Syrian regime’s dictatorship. We say that “each slap gives you knowledge” which means that we learn after each slap, pain or insult we receive. By dealing with terrorism, the world, especially the petrodollar countries, have taken ‘enough slaps’. It seems that they will receive more, without any indica- tion or an evidence of learning from the slaps they received. It was in the interest of its people, at least in theory, that the petrodollar countries worked and sided with the world order in identifying dictatorships and their toppling. Yet reality proved that removing these civil dictator regimes is followed by religious backward- ness, extremism and more terrorism. However, these civil regimes are more merciful, comparatively, and more in agreement with just left- over extremism. Despite the crimes attributed to these regimes, and despite our full conviction of its truth, they remain as individual crimes to some extent, and against those who revolted against. The crimes of the petrodollar leftovers are against the people, civilization and civility. When are you going to learn? Al-Qabas By Abdellatif Al-Duaij K uwait celebrated its National and Liberation days last week and our celebrations were beautiful and varied. Communications companies and banks were creative in projecting the Kuwaiti personality in an innovative artistic way with major artists in Kuwait and Arab world. I was attracted by the message of ‘I love Kuwait despite all drawbacks’ campaign, which confirmed that Kuwait is number one in the world as far as far youth are concerned. It brought up questions on immigration, search for mon- ey, fear, hunger or living without security. It also raised questions on experiences of knowing somebody burnt alive or the experience of paying taxes. Is there a country where education in schools and university is free of charge? Does anyone give you free salary increase? Do you pay taxes on roads like the European and American countries? All questions raised by ‘I love Kuwait despite all drawbacks’ campaign were applauded during the national holidays because everyone wants joy away from worrying and misery. People believe that their country is the most important and the most beautiful country in the world, despite all its negatives. This is a natural patriotic feeling, generally accepted. It is strange to brag about the tax we are not paying, the fees we are not paying for education, health and other services and the hunger and illness we do not suffer from or that we do not have fear, famine or illiteracy. The question: Is this a positive thing or evidence on backwardness, ignorance and illiteracy that indicate our civilized backwardness? All people of the globe, be them poor or rich con- tribute by paying taxes and fees. Payment of fees and tax- es in every human society means true participation in the country’s march and a true proof of people’s patriotism. Payment of fees and taxes means the right of participa- tion in securing the fate of your country as a good citizen and taxation means participation. He who pays taxes par- ticipates. The principle of taxes and fees is what led to the development and advancement of countries, especially the democratic ones. There are no people around the world who do not show their commitments towards their countries, except the Arab Gulf countries, as governments of those countries own the oil wealth and spend the mon- ey on its people as they see it. Priority is given to securing and arming issues and non-productive projects, and this is a matter that led us to chronic economic crises because we did not accustom our people to diversifying income sources and work in all fields. Gulf governments want to appease people in exchange of leaving everything for government’s management. Kuwait’s experience differs from that of the Gulf coun- tries. Before the discovery of oil, Kuwait merchants were working hard and they paid taxes and fees to the govern- ment because the ruling family did not have money. There was a contract between people and their rulers to leave administration for the rulers, and trade be left for mer- chants, and our society was productive and innovative because everyone worked. The first legislative council was established in 1921, and Kuwaiti merchants demanded political participation, and the same demands were repeated in 1938, along with the first reform movement. We need to be different from our brothers in the Gulf, after the drop in the oil prices, work seriously and hard to pick up our economy by working, and by combining science and modernity to build a new economy. You, Kuwaiti youth abroad, Kuwait is not ‘makboos’ or walnuts, or traffic jams! We want you to learn from the West and understand why do they advance and we remain behind? Kuwait is not ‘makboos’ Al-Watan By Dr Shamlan Al-Essa Al-Rai W hy don’t senior officials adopt a project to light a torch commemorating Kuwait’s mar- tyrs in various wars and during the Iraqi aggression and lay flowers on a suitable monument celebrating the national and liberation days? By pow- ers of an amendment voted for by 45 lawmakers in the Assembly’s Feb 12 session, the Audit Bureau was reau- thorized to discipline various officials and public ser- vants who waste public funds, which adds a new clause to article 36 of decree number 15/1979 pertain- ing civil service. This important amendment reactivates a monitor- ing device that had been out of use since the civil serv- ice law was issued including its own disciplinary meas- ures, which deactivated the role played by the Audit Bureau in this regard, though it differentiated financial and administrative violations as per article 52 of its establishment law set in 1964. The CSC’s excuse was the difficulty in separating both kinds of violations. The new amendment is as important as the legisla- tive development achieved by the current parliament during the previous term pertaining allowing citizens to challenge the constitutional court rulings. The for- mer serves to rationalize law, improve the quality of legislations set and impose effective political monitor- ing, while the latter greatly contributes to protecting the state’s administrative body from waste, violations and leniency in collecting millions in overdue state funds through referring senior officials to disciplinary councils, and later hold Cabinet members politically accountable. Veteran parliamentarian and head of the parlia- mentary budgets and closing accounts committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad confirmed that the state has lost 85,000 cases that cost its budget KD 692 million as a result of government officials’ failure to legally, admin- istratively and professionally follow up their job duties. The parliament’s allocation of a special session to discuss the Audit Bureau’s reports on various min- istries and government establishments’ closing accounts for the first time in the Assembly’s history undoubtedly adds a new monitoring device that helps improve parliamentary professional reactions towards public funds. Cabinet members will respond to Audit Bureau remarks on their ministries in a session to be held on March 10. Finally, we all feel public reactions to any public fund ‘looting’ or ‘embezzlement’ or even senior officials’ unlawful profiteering and is natural in view of the available information about certain names and the sums in question. However, such reactions fade away when thousands of financial and administrative viola- tions mentioned in Audit Bureau reports go unac- counted for, costing the state millions every year for various media and political reasons. Disciplining officials Al-Jarida By Mudaffar Abdullah Crime R e p o r t American, Asian arrested with marijuana KUWAIT: Airport customs officers arrested an American and Asian in two separate cases, with marijuana and two whisky bottles. The American arrived from Thailand had two water bottles filled with whisky in addition to mari- juana. Meanwhile the Asian attempted to smuggle one kilogram of marijuana he hid between meat. Both were sent to the Drug Control General Department. Brothers set fire to jail cell Two brothers accused of a car and jewelry theft burned the holding cell of Nugra police station and damaged it. Two policemen and two inmates were injured and treated by para- medics on site. The two brothers were sent to criminal detectives, while the other inmates were taken to Jabriya police station as the Nugra holding cell is being maintained. Drug user arrested Policemen arrested a citizen in an inebriated state and found him in possession of shabu, an illicit nar- cotic substance. He also damaged four luxury cars by colliding with them. Police saw the driver driving erratically, and when asked to stop he sped off, lost control and hit four cars. He was sent to DCGD. Money theft In a very strange case, an Egyptian told Salmiya police that an unknown person stole KD 1000 from his pants. He said the money was in his pants pocket, and the thief pulled the pants with a piece of metal out of the window and stole the money. Shootout in Jahra Jahra police received a call about a gun fight between several youth in Taima then when policemen arrived they were told that a bedoon was shot in the chest by two persons, and the victim’s friends took him to hospi- tal. The victim is a 33 year-old man and he later told police that two Saudi nationals with whom he has dif- ferences shot him and gave their details. One was arrested and the other is being sought. Meanwhile a bloody fight took place at the ice skating rink in Kuwait City between three citizens aged 15, 21, 26 years. They sustained cuts on the head and various bodily bruises. They were taken to Amiri hospital for treatment. Rented car towed Hawally patrols sent an American made car to Meidan Hawally police station. An Egyptian reported at the local police station that someone had rented a car from his office and did not return it. There was already a case in the Andalus police station and the car was parked nearby. Policemen checked on the car and found claims of the Egyptian to be true, so it was towed away. New auditing to monitor Rajaan’s foreign accounts KUWAIT: The Fatwa and Legislation Department signed a con- tract with the head of a major international auditing establish- ment to track the sums deposited in the bank accounts of Fahad Al-Rajaan, the former social security director, said Chancellor Salah Al-Mosaad, the head of the Fatwa and Legislation Department. The sums being deposited in more than one country has not so far been accurately estimated, deposit, the sources said. “An international lawyer has been hired to represent Kuwait in the case filed against Rajaan in Geneva where he is scheduled to head by mid-March to meet some Swiss officials and take the needed measures in case of discovering new bank accounts or property belonging to him,” said Mosad. —Al-Jarida Weapons collecting law Hello... police? my son has a gun! Judge sentenced to compensate lawyer KUWAIT: The court of appeal issued a historic ruling sentencing a judge to compensate a lawyer with KD 10,000 for filing a vexa- tious case against him. In its ruling, the court stressed that if proven true, the accusations made by the judge could have ruined the lawyer’s career and had him listed off the Lawyers’ Association. —Al-Jarida KD 5.5 million to third Syria Donors conference KUWAIT: Kuwait Cabinet recently allocated KD 5.5 million to provide logistic support needed to hold the third Syria Donors conference on March 31st, 2015. A press release said that the conference is in line with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Sabah’s instructions to host the confer- ence and support the Syrian people, and in response to a request made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The Cabinet’s decision was meant to enhance the humane role that Kuwait plays in helping Syrians dis- placed within and outside Syria, a high ranking min- isterial source said. He added that countries world- wide have been anticipating this conference to come out with pledges that would contribute in achieving stability in Syria in view of the deteriorat- ing humane situations the people have been experi- encing there. Further, the sources highly commended the states and governments that had taken part in the two pre- vious conferences that were also hosted by Kuwait and noted that the funds raised in those conferences had helped alleviate much of Syrians’ sufferings in Syria and those of the refugees abroad. —Al-Anbaa
Transcript of Crime Weapons collecting law Kuwait is American, Asian...
F r o m t he A r a bic pr e s sTUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
International terrorism which was set loose by Gulf‘petrodollar’ countries during the claims of liberat-ing Afghanistan, remained asleep after September
11 events in the United States, and stayed slumberingafter toppling Taleban, the re-liberation of Afghanistanand the assassination of Osama bin Laden.
The international terrorism woke up again afterinstigating the sectarian strife in Syria and the utiliza-tion of the Syrian regime’s cruelty in order to recruityouth and old who belong to the religious sahwa(awakening) to fight a sectarian war in Syria. It fol-lowed in Iraq under the claims of liberating peoplethere and to confront the regime’s dictatorship there.
International powers, led by the petrodollars, ofcourse, supported the civil social rule in Afghanistan.They also supported or even prepared for terroristattack to topple the tyrant Saddam Hussein. Now theyare leading and supporting the new terrorism effi-ciently under the claims of confronting the Syrianregime’s dictatorship.
We say that “each slap gives you knowledge” whichmeans that we learn after each slap, pain or insult wereceive. By dealing with terrorism, the world, especiallythe petrodollar countries, have taken ‘enough slaps’. Itseems that they will receive more, without any indica-tion or an evidence of learning from the slaps theyreceived.
It was in the interest of its people, at least in theory,that the petrodollar countries worked and sided withthe world order in identifying dictatorships and theirtoppling. Yet reality proved that removing these civildictator regimes is followed by religious backward-ness, extremism and more terrorism.
However, these civil regimes are more merciful,comparatively, and more in agreement with just left-over extremism. Despite the crimes attributed to theseregimes, and despite our full conviction of its truth,they remain as individual crimes to some extent, andagainst those who revolted against.
The crimes of the petrodollar leftovers are againstthe people, civilization and civility.
When are yougoing to learn?
Al-Qabas
By Abdellatif Al-Duaij
Kuwait celebrated its National and Liberation dayslast week and our celebrations were beautiful andvaried. Communications companies and banks
were creative in projecting the Kuwaiti personality in aninnovative artistic way with major artists in Kuwait andArab world.
I was attracted by the message of ‘I love Kuwait despiteall drawbacks’ campaign, which confirmed that Kuwait isnumber one in the world as far as far youth are concerned.It brought up questions on immigration, search for mon-ey, fear, hunger or living without security. It also raisedquestions on experiences of knowing somebody burntalive or the experience of paying taxes. Is there a countrywhere education in schools and university is free ofcharge? Does anyone give you free salary increase? Doyou pay taxes on roads like the European and Americancountries? All questions raised by ‘I love Kuwait despite alldrawbacks’ campaign were applauded during the nationalholidays because everyone wants joy away from worryingand misery.
People believe that their country is the most importantand the most beautiful country in the world, despite all itsnegatives. This is a natural patriotic feeling, generallyaccepted.
It is strange to brag about the tax we are not paying,the fees we are not paying for education, health and otherservices and the hunger and illness we do not suffer fromor that we do not have fear, famine or illiteracy.
The question: Is this a positive thing or evidence onbackwardness, ignorance and illiteracy that indicate ourcivilized backwardness?
All people of the globe, be them poor or rich con-tribute by paying taxes and fees. Payment of fees and tax-es in every human society means true participation in thecountry’s march and a true proof of people’s patriotism.
Payment of fees and taxes means the right of participa-tion in securing the fate of your country as a good citizenand taxation means participation. He who pays taxes par-ticipates. The principle of taxes and fees is what led to thedevelopment and advancement of countries, especiallythe democratic ones. There are no people around theworld who do not show their commitments towards theircountries, except the Arab Gulf countries, as governmentsof those countries own the oil wealth and spend the mon-ey on its people as they see it. Priority is given to securingand arming issues and non-productive projects, and this isa matter that led us to chronic economic crises becausewe did not accustom our people to diversifying incomesources and work in all fields. Gulf governments want toappease people in exchange of leaving everything forgovernment’s management.
Kuwait’s experience differs from that of the Gulf coun-tries. Before the discovery of oil, Kuwait merchants wereworking hard and they paid taxes and fees to the govern-ment because the ruling family did not have money. Therewas a contract between people and their rulers to leaveadministration for the rulers, and trade be left for mer-chants, and our society was productive and innovativebecause everyone worked. The first legislative council wasestablished in 1921, and Kuwaiti merchants demandedpolitical participation, and the same demands wererepeated in 1938, along with the first reform movement.We need to be different from our brothers in the Gulf, afterthe drop in the oil prices, work seriously and hard to pickup our economy by working, and by combining scienceand modernity to build a new economy. You, Kuwaitiyouth abroad, Kuwait is not ‘makboos’ or walnuts, or trafficjams! We want you to learn from the West and understandwhy do they advance and we remain behind?
Kuwait is not ‘makboos’
Al-Watan
By Dr Shamlan Al-Essa
Al-Rai
Why don’t senior officials adopt a project tolight a torch commemorating Kuwait’s mar-tyrs in various wars and during the Iraqi
aggression and lay flowers on a suitable monumentcelebrating the national and liberation days? By pow-ers of an amendment voted for by 45 lawmakers in theAssembly’s Feb 12 session, the Audit Bureau was reau-thorized to discipline various officials and public ser-vants who waste public funds, which adds a newclause to article 36 of decree number 15/1979 pertain-ing civil service.
This important amendment reactivates a monitor-ing device that had been out of use since the civil serv-ice law was issued including its own disciplinary meas-ures, which deactivated the role played by the AuditBureau in this regard, though it differentiated financialand administrative violations as per article 52 of itsestablishment law set in 1964. The CSC’s excuse wasthe difficulty in separating both kinds of violations.
The new amendment is as important as the legisla-tive development achieved by the current parliamentduring the previous term pertaining allowing citizensto challenge the constitutional court rulings. The for-mer serves to rationalize law, improve the quality oflegislations set and impose effective political monitor-ing, while the latter greatly contributes to protectingthe state’s administrative body from waste, violationsand leniency in collecting millions in overdue statefunds through referring senior officials to disciplinarycouncils, and later hold Cabinet members politicallyaccountable.
Veteran parliamentarian and head of the parlia-mentary budgets and closing accounts committee MPAdnan Abdulsamad confirmed that the state has lost85,000 cases that cost its budget KD 692 million as aresult of government officials’ failure to legally, admin-istratively and professionally follow up their job duties.
The parliament’s allocation of a special session todiscuss the Audit Bureau’s reports on various min-istries and government establishments’ closingaccounts for the first time in the Assembly’s historyundoubtedly adds a new monitoring device that helpsimprove parliamentary professional reactions towardspublic funds. Cabinet members will respond to AuditBureau remarks on their ministries in a session to beheld on March 10.
Finally, we all feel public reactions to any publicfund ‘looting’ or ‘embezzlement’ or even senior officials’unlawful profiteering and is natural in view of theavailable information about certain names and thesums in question. However, such reactions fade awaywhen thousands of financial and administrative viola-tions mentioned in Audit Bureau reports go unac-counted for, costing the state millions every year forvarious media and political reasons.
Disciplining officials
Al-Jarida
By Mudaffar Abdullah
CrimeR e p o r t
American, Asian arrestedwith marijuana
KUWAIT: Airport customs officers arrested an Americanand Asian in two separate cases, with marijuana and twowhisky bottles. The American arrived from Thailand hadtwo water bottles filled with whisky in addition to mari-juana. Meanwhile the Asian attempted to smuggle onekilogram of marijuana he hid between meat. Both weresent to the Drug Control General Department.
Brothers set fire to jail cellTwo brothers accused of a car and jewelry theftburned the holding cell of Nugra police stationand damaged it. Two policemen and twoinmates were injured and treated by para-medics on site. The two brothers were sent tocriminal detectives, while the other inmateswere taken to Jabriya police station as theNugra holding cell is being maintained.
Drug user arrestedPolicemen arrested a citizen in an inebriated stateand found him in possession of shabu, an illicit nar-cotic substance. He also damaged four luxury carsby colliding with them. Police saw the driver drivingerratically, and when asked to stop he sped off, lostcontrol and hit four cars. He was sent to DCGD.
Money theftIn a very strange case, an Egyptian told Salmiyapolice that an unknown person stole KD 1000from his pants. He said the money was in hispants pocket, and the thief pulled the pantswith a piece of metal out of the window andstole the money.
Shootout in JahraJahra police received a call about a gun fight betweenseveral youth in Taima then when policemen arrivedthey were told that a bedoon was shot in the chest bytwo persons, and the victim’s friends took him to hospi-tal. The victim is a 33 year-old man and he later toldpolice that two Saudi nationals with whom he has dif-ferences shot him and gave their details. One wasarrested and the other is being sought. Meanwhile abloody fight took place at the ice skating rink in KuwaitCity between three citizens aged 15, 21, 26 years. Theysustained cuts on the head and various bodily bruises.They were taken to Amiri hospital for treatment.
Rented car towedHawally patrols sent an American made car to MeidanHawally police station. An Egyptian reported at the localpolice station that someone had rented a car from hisoffice and did not return it. There was already a case in theAndalus police station and the car was parked nearby.Policemen checked on the car and found claims of theEgyptian to be true, so it was towed away.
New auditing to monitor Rajaan’s foreign accounts
KUWAIT: The Fatwa and Legislation Department signed a con-tract with the head of a major international auditing establish-ment to track the sums deposited in the bank accounts of FahadAl-Rajaan, the former social security director, said ChancellorSalah Al-Mosaad, the head of the Fatwa and LegislationDepartment. The sums being deposited in more than onecountry has not so far been accurately estimated, deposit, thesources said.
“An international lawyer has been hired to represent Kuwaitin the case filed against Rajaan in Geneva where he is scheduledto head by mid-March to meet some Swiss officials and take theneeded measures in case of discovering new bank accounts orproperty belonging to him,” said Mosad. —Al-Jarida
Weapons collecting law
Hello... police?my son
has a gun!
Judge sentenced tocompensate lawyer
KUWAIT: The court of appeal issued a historic ruling sentencinga judge to compensate a lawyer with KD 10,000 for filing a vexa-tious case against him. In its ruling, the court stressed that ifproven true, the accusations made by the judge could haveruined the lawyer’s career and had him listed off the Lawyers’Association. —Al-Jarida
KD 5.5 million to third Syria
Donors conferenceKUWAIT: Kuwait Cabinet recently allocated KD 5.5million to provide logistic support needed to holdthe third Syria Donors conference on March 31st,2015. A press release said that the conference is inline with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah’s instructions to host the confer-ence and support the Syrian people, and in responseto a request made by the UN Secretary General BanKi-moon.
The Cabinet’s decision was meant to enhance thehumane role that Kuwait plays in helping Syrians dis-placed within and outside Syria, a high ranking min-isterial source said. He added that countries world-wide have been anticipating this conference tocome out with pledges that would contribute inachieving stability in Syria in view of the deteriorat-ing humane situations the people have been experi-encing there.
Further, the sources highly commended the statesand governments that had taken part in the two pre-vious conferences that were also hosted by Kuwaitand noted that the funds raised in those conferenceshad helped alleviate much of Syrians’ sufferings inSyria and those of the refugees abroad. —Al-Anbaa
