Not much, apparently. But don't you worry, I'll catch up on any noteworthy news reports of the past six months (thank God for archives!).. I see the "Kuwait Crime" section is still there on the Arab Times website. God bless them, seriously.
Let's get down to business:
Briton sentenced to ‘life’ in drugs, alcohol case
KUWAIT CITY : The Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced a British man, identified as Timothy Rutherford, to life imprisonment to be followed by deportation for smuggling 49 kilos of hashish and alcohol into the country for trafficking.
Ok, so last time I checked, the Arab Times wouldn't name people involved in crimes. If they did name them, they'd be like "the man was identified as M.S"... going so far as to give initials. But here, they've said the guy's whole name! Wait a minute... is it because he's British? Could be...
Filipina reports Pakistani lover: A Philippine domestic employee of a Kuwaiti family in Doha filed a case in Sulaibikhat Police Station against a Pakistani, claiming that she got pregnant after a long sexual relation with the suspect who promised to marry her. She added that the suspect reneged his on promise and attempted to flee the country when she informed him about the pregnancy. A case has been registered.
I miss this stuff!
Man in trust betrayal: A Kuwaiti woman has filed a complaint with the police accusing a compatriot person of betrayal of trust, reports Al-Shahid daily.
According to the daily the suspect is well-known to the victim and when he needed some money he requested to borrow KD 1,500 from the woman.
The woman reportedly gave the man her ATM card and the latter allegedly returned the ATM card after one week and the woman discovered the man had withdrawn KD 9,000 from her account.
Why the fuck would you give ANYONE your ATM card? And a stranger too! Not like your Mom or your sister or even your cousin. A total fucking stranger! Serves her right!
Pimp held, prostitutes "freed"
Kuwait : Acting on information and armed with a search and arrest warrant, police raided an apartment in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and arrested a Bangladeshi pimp and released five housemaids who had been kidnapped and forced into prostitution, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily did not give more details.
Why are there quotation marks around "freed"? Is it sarcasm? It's a first for the Arab times, apparently, and a breakthrough in my opinion. The prostitutes were "freed" from the pimp, only to be "taken in" by the police, "thrown" in prison", and given "long sentences".
Motherfuckers.
