SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 JAMADA ALTHANI 5, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Man stabs India’s top Giant rats Elliott sees ex-wife court upholds sniff out New Zealand to death free speech tuberculosis in home in South in Salwa3 on27 Internet Mozambique28 Africa20 thriller Judicial body vows legal Min 10º Max 27º action against defamers High Tide 03:10 & 15:05 Opposition groups condemn police beatings of protesters Low Tide 09:15 & 22:10 40 PAGES NO: 16470 150 FILS KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Supreme Judicial Council said yes- terday that legal procedures and justice will face any individuals attempting to slander the country’s judi- 150 killed in mystery plane crash cial system. In a strong-worded statement signed by the head of the Supreme Judicial Council Faisal Al- SEYNE, France: A plane operated by the budget carrier Marshed, the council strongly deplored attempts of Germany’s Lufthansa crashed in a remote area of the directed at the judiciary and judges and vowed it will French Alps yesterday, killing all 150 on board in France’s take all necessary actions. The statement accused that worst aviation disaster in decades. With the cause of the a group of people have been systematically working accident a complete mystery, authorities recovered a to destabilize the pillars of the state and shake the black box from the Airbus A320 at the crash site, where trust in the judicial system through fabricated accusa- rescue efforts were being hampered by the mountain- tions. ous terrain. Local MP Christophe Castaner, who flew The council thanked HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- over the crash site, said on Twitter: “Horrendous images Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince in this mountain scenery. Nothing is left but debris and Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for their bodies. Flying over the crash site with the interior minis- unconditional support. The statement affirmed that ter - a horror - the plane is totally destroyed.” justice through the legal system in Kuwait is guaran- Video images from a government helicopter flying teed by the efforts of judicial officials and judges, near the area showed a desolate snow-flecked moon- adding that those who defame the law and its scape, with steep ravines covered in scree. Budget air- employees will have to face legal procedures for their line Germanwings said the Airbus plunged for eight actions. The statement came after a number of audio minutes but French aviation officials said the plane had and video tapes targeting a number of senior judicial made no distress call before crashing near the ski resort and political figures were posted online in the past of Barcelonnette. “A black box was found and will be few days. delivered to investigators,” Interior Minister Bernard The National Assembly meanwhile decided to Cazeneuve said. debate the attacks on the judiciary in today’s session. Weather did not appear to be a factor in the crash, In yesterday’s session, the Assembly passed the chil- with conditions “calm” at the time. “There was no cloud dren protection law, the national military service law at the plane’s cruising altitude”, winds were “light to HALTERN, Germany: A student lights a candle in front of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium in this city in and amendments to the capital markets law. The ses- moderate” and there was no turbulence that could have western Germany yesterday. Sixteen schoolchildren and 2 teachers from Haltern were among the 150 sion involved strong verbal exchanges between MP contributed to the crash, French weather officials said. people on board a Germanwings plane from Barcelona that crashed on its way to Dusseldorf over the Abdullah Al-Turaiji and Minister of Commerce and Continued on Page 13 French alps yesterday. — AP Industry Abdulmohsen Al-Mudej. Continued on Page 13 French builder Vinci denies claims of ‘slavery’ in Qatar Saudis tighten labor crackdown PARIS/DUBAI: Accusing it of prac- cutors to decide whether the allega- statement denying the charges and ticing “modern slavery”, a French tions warrant judicial investigation. inviting Sherpa and journalists to campaign group has filed a legal Or, as with some previous Sherpa visit its construction sites and newly complaint against construction complaints against other compa- opened accommodations for work- giant Vinci for grave mistreatment of nies, they could shelve the claim as ers in Qatar. migrant workers in Qatar, the host unfounded. Vinci responded with a Continued on Page 13 country of the 2022 World Cup. Vinci responded that it “totally refutes” the charges and will file a counter-suit against the group, Sherpa, for libel. Vinci’s Qatar subsidiary QDVC has contracts worth Ä2.2 billion ($2.4 bil- lion) in the Gulf state. Sherpa’s com- plaint, if acted upon by French pros- ecutors, could increase pressure on Qatar and companies engaged there to improve conditions for guest workers. The rich Gulf state is relying on their muscle for massive public works that are transforming the cap- ital, Doha, for the first World Cup in the Middle East. The complaint, lodged Monday, targets Vinci’s construction wing and French managers of QDVC. Sherpa accused them of driving DOHA: Workers of QDVC (Qatari Diar/Vinci Construction Grands workers into forced labor and Projets), the Qatari branch of French construction giant Vinci, prepare bondage. It is now for French prose- cement at a construction site in the capital yesterday. —AFP Jolie has ovaries Israel spied removed to cut on Iran talks risk of cancer WASHINGTON: Israel has spied on Iran’s nuclear talks with the United States and other major pow- WASHINGTON: Two years after her double mastecto- ers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Israel my, actress, director and humanitarian Angelina Jolie quickly dismissed the report as “not true”, and said she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to denied spying on the United States. The Journal avoid the risk of ovarian cancer, the disease that killed report, quoting current and former US officials, said her mother at age 56. The wife of the operation was designed to infiltrate the talks actor Brad Pitt and the mother and help build a case against the emerging terms of of six children said in an op-ed a deal. Besides eavesdropping, Israel obtained infor- column in the New York Times mation from confidential US briefings, informants yesterday that she had the sur- gery last week after blood tests and diplomatic contacts in Europe, the officials told showed what could have been the Journal. early signs of the disease. It added that more than the espionage, what This second public revelation irked the White House was the fact that Israel by one of the biggest names in shared inside information with American legislators Hollywood prompted a new in a bid to sap support for a deal intended to limit round of praise from cancer Iran’s nuclear program. Many Republicans are specialists for increasing aware- opposed to such an accord. “It is one thing for the Angelina Jolie ness about genetic testing and US and Israel to spy on each other. It is another prophylactic surgery to reduce the risk of breast and thing for Israel to steal US secrets and play them ovarian cancer. The 39-year-old, who carries a muta- back to US legislators to undermine US diplomacy,” tion in the BRCA1 gene that increases her risk for both the Journal quoted a senior US official briefed on types of cancer, said she went public with her decision the matter as saying. so women would know about options available to Continued on Page 13 them. — Reuters (See Page 37) LOCAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 FM holds talks with OIC chief KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign accompanying delegation. Foreign Ministry’s Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Undersecretary Khalid Suleiman Al-Jarallah also Sabah yesterday received visiting Secretary-General met Attiyah, as the two sides reviewed the of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) NHRC’s activities and discussed ways of promot- Iyad Ameen Madani. ing cooperation between the two countries. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and Madani Attiyah is on a visit to Kuwait to attend a train- reviewed a host of issues of common concern, ing course organized by the Foreign Ministry in bilateral coordination and exploring fresh collaboration with the NHRC. The training prospects for boosting cooperation for the good course started on Monday. of Muslim countries, and the world at large. Kuwait’s Consul General in Jeddah and Arab Summit Permanent Delegate to the OIC Saleh Ali Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled heads to the Saq’abi, together with a host of Foreign Ministry Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh senior officials were present at the meeting. today to partake in an Arab Foreign Ministers meeting to discuss the agenda of the Arab Algerian official Summit, scheduled for tomorrow. Separately, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled met with The Foreign Minister will be accompanied Algeria’s Constitutional Council Chairman Murad during the visit to Egypt by a high-level delega- Madlasi and his accompanying delegation, who tion including Foreign Minister’s Office Chief KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs are visiting Kuwait. During the meeting, the two Ambassador Dr Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al- Yaqoub Al-Sanea and members of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA). — KUNA photos sides discussed the ways of consolidating rela- Mohammad Al-Sabah, Director of the Foreign tions between the two countries in all domains, Ministry’s Arab Affairs Department and topics of common concern.