KUWAIT: Security forces arrested 20 female and male beggars in various areas around Kuwait, the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) security media and relations department announced yesterday. The department announced that the beggars included:
* Ghazi Ali (56), Indian sponsored by Khalaf Hamed Al-Shemmari
* Warda Nabil Shawqi (32), Jordanian sponsored by husband Hamza Ali
* Zainah Hamza Ali (6), Jordanian sponsored by father Hamza Ali
* Mohammed Hamzah Ali (5), Jordanian sponsored by father Hamza Ali
* Lakshoma Banjala (30), housemaid arrested near mosque and sponsored by citizen Tafla Hezam
* Abeer Jum'a Mohsen Zulaikhat, Jordanian sponsored by Rami Sultan Mohsen Zulaikhat (article 22)
* Farida Khalil Tawfiq Al-Jonaidat, Jordanian sponsored by Hamed Zaki Hilal Nada (Article 22)
* Do'aa Mohsen Al-Sayyed Mustafa, Egyptian sponsored by Omran Kamel Khalil Al-Gada' (article 22)
* Rowayda Saltti Al-Saleh, Jordanian sponsored by Majid Mohsen Ahmed Obaid (Article 22)
* Badriya Fazza' Sha'ban Al-Zabeel, sponsored by Torki Mohasen Ahmed Zulaikhat (Article 22)
* Ali Khayyami Mohammed Mansour, Egyptian sponsored by Al-Sahel Al-Janounbi fish restaurant (Article 18)
* Amal Hussein Juda Jaber (Non-Kuwaiti)
* Mustafa Mohammed Darweesh, Jordanian on tourist visa sponsored by Palzio Hotel
* Warna Poraji, Sri Lankan sponsored by Wael Ismael Al-Ballam (Article 20)
* Ahmed Ali Ali Moghtan, Yemeni infiltrator.
* Najima Mohammed Sahidu, Sri Lankan sponsored by Bashayer Al-Hana Livestock Establishment (Article 18)
* Fijaya Judissi, Indian reported absconding (Article 20)
* Mufida Fuad Saeed Fares, Jordanian sponsored by Rabee' Badee' Saeed Fares, Jordanian (Article 22)
* Yousif Jassir Mohammed Awwad, Jordanian sponsored by Farhan Mefleh Al-Azmi's farm (Article 18)
* Mubarak Mohammed Sahrif, Indian sponsored by Mohammed Sahrif Meraci (Article 22)
The department explained that the suspects were arrested while wandering and begging in crowded places and outside mosques, and that various sums of money they had collected was found with them. The department added that legal measures are currently being taken against both the beggars and their sponsors, noting that some had been already deported and banned from returning to Kuwait and that others were referred to juvenile police pending further measures. Moreover, the department underlined that all sponsors were summoned so that proper measures could be taken against them, including blacklisting and rejecting any future sponsorship applications they file.
Injuries
A 22-year-old Iranian male yesterday sustained a hand injury when his vehicle collided into another in Salmiya, said security sources. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old Kuwaiti man broke his collarbone when he fell while playing football in the courts outside Aqua Park, said security sources. Also, a 37-year-old Indian sustained a head injury when his vehicle collided into another along King Faisal Expressway.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun