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SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 RAJAB 20, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net JACC concerts Court acquits N Korea Revenge for for the richest? US-Egyptian missile test Mourinho as Scalpers triple woman over fails before Man Utd ticket prices3 charity 8abuse Pence12 visit stun20 Chelsea MPs Adasani, Muwaizri file Min 23º Max 29º second grilling against PM High Tide 04:16 & 22:08 Low Tide Rampant corruption, squandering of public funds alleged 09:16 & 22:08 40 PAGES NO: 17201 150 FILS conspiracy theories By B Izzak ‘Yes’ wins knife-edge Turkey vote KUWAIT: Opposition MPs Riyadh Al-Adasani and Shuaib Al- It’s up to us Muwaizri yesterday filed the second grilling against the prime minister over allegations of failure to check rampant corruption and stop squandering of public funds. The two lawmakers also accused HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Sabah of failing to rectify the imbalance in the demo- graphic structure, providing billions of dollars in grants and loans to foreign countries while reducing public subsi- dies at home, and failing to diversify the economy to find By Badrya Darwish other sources of income. The new grilling is the second against the prime minis- ter, who has been in power since 2011, and comes amid a looming political crisis in the country just under five [email protected] months since November’s snap polls in which the opposi- tion won around half of the 50 seats. National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said the new grilling will be ocial media has overtaken our lives. It’s hijacking listed on the agenda of the April 25 Assembly session to our privacies. Now it’s the fashion or the norm, discuss setting a date for its debate. Syou could say, for people not to listen to the news The first grilling was filed on Wednesday by MPs Waleed on the radio or to read it from official sources or Al-Tabtabaei, Mohammad Al-Mutair and Marzouq Al-Khalifa, respected publications. Instead, what we are paying and charged the government of the prime minister of being attention to is social media with all its forms and plat- responsible for widespread corruption, imposing charges on forms - be it Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, public services and petrol and for punishing opponents by Snapchat, etc. I don’t know what they will invent next. revoking their nationality. The two grillings will be debated The problem is that how true and reliable is the separately, but not before the Assembly holds an intensive information barraging us on these media? You don’t debate on a number of question marks raised about a even have to carry a computer - the smartphone in my number of points in the first grilling. So far, there has been hand has it all 24/7 wherever you are - be it in the sky or no comment from the prime minister or the government. on the ground, in Britain or South Africa. But it’s littered Opposition MPs have strongly rejected any attempt to with fake news, with malicious gossip and stories that delay the debate or refer the grillings to the Assembly’s aren’t sourced or credited - without respect for humani- legal and legislative committee to study if the grillings are ty, justice, individual rights or people’s reputations. ISTANBUL: Supporters of the Justice and Development (AK) party wave Turkish flags and hold a poster of in line with the constitution. Continued on Page 13 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside its offices yesterday. — AP (See Page 13) Continued on Page 13 MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 LOCAL KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Amir meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah also attended the Khaled Ahmad Jaber Al-Sabah, and Kuwait Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled and Deputy Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompa- meeting. Later, His Highness the Prime Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh In other news, His Highness the Amir sent nied by His Highness the Crown Prince Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Hamad Al- Mubarak Al-Sabah. Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. a cable of condolences to Iranian President Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah accompanied by Sheikh Sabah Al- Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir His Highness Sheikh Nawaf also received Hassan Rouhani over flood victims. In the received yesterday at Bayan Palace the First Khaled received the visiting Bahraini Foreign received His Highness the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister cable, His Highness the Amir expressed sin- Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Minister and his accompanying delegation. National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- Anas Al-Saleh and Minister of State for cere sympathies over the victims of the Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, along with The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Ghanem, and His Highness the Prime Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of floods that hit different parts of Iran earlier Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Minister. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah on Saturday. His Highness the Crown Prince Ahmad Al-Khalifa and his accompanying del- Mohammad Khaled Hamad Al-Sabah, the Prince received Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Furthermore, His and His Highness the Prime Minister sent the egation. Amiri Diwan Affairs Deputy Minister Chief of Prime Minister Diwan Sheikha Itimad Jaber Al-Mubarak, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Highness the Crown Prince received Sheikh Iranian president similar cables.—KUNA Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa co-chair the 9th meet- ing of the Joint Kuwaiti-Bahraini Committee. Foreign Minister reiterates Kuwait’s support to Bahrain against terrorism KUWAIT: Kuwait’s First Deputy Premier and tion in electricity and central and popular arts and preservation of the environment. Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- markets. They also inked three executive pro- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled held a banquet lunch Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday reaffirmed the grams for cooperation in education, culture, for the Bahraini delegation. — KUNA country’s support to Bahrain’s efforts to counter terrorism. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled co-chaired the 9th meeting of the Joint Kuwaiti-Bahraini Committee, together with the visiting Bahraini counterpart Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa. The official talks, held at the Foreign Ministry, reviewed cooperation among the various sector sin both countries. Addressing the meeting, he emphasized the deep-rooted bilateral relations, lauding the positive outcome of the 9th session that translated into reality the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. The 9th session of the com- mittee comes amid very complicated region- al and international developments, which prompt the Gulf, the Arab and the world’s joint efforts to overcome them. Meanwhile, the Bahraini foreign minister stressed the substantial support to the bilat- eral historical ties on all levels by the wise leadership in both countries. He also highly appreciated Kuwait’s backing to the Kingdom. Up to 51 bodies representing the official and private sectors in both countries took part in the meeting that assessed the progress achieved since the 8th session, together with means of boosting coopera- tion in all fields. Concluding the meeting, the two sides KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and his Bahraini counter- signed three memorandums of understand- part Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa pose for a picture after signing an agreement in ing on legislative coordination and coopera- Kuwait City yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Kuwaiti First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa jointly attended the opening ceremony of the new Bahraini embassy in Kuwait yesterday.—KUNA Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa speaks Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah speaks during the 9th meeting of the Joint Kuwaiti-Bahraini Committee. during the 9th meeting of the Joint Kuwaiti-Bahraini Committee. LOCAL MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 Legalese Govt employees, company reps arrested on visa trafficking charges Absconding Association urges more incentives to Kuwaiti nurses By Attorney Fajer Ahmed By A Saleh covered to be involved in visa trafficking. Those efforts Projects’ requirements have been recognized internationally but they still fall Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s (KPC) Managing bsconding by definition, according to KUWAIT: Ten public servants and 30 company represen- short of being considered effective in limiting this illegal Director for Human Resources Bader Al-Sharad submitted Merriam-Webster, is to depart secretly and tatives were arrested and referred to public prosecution practice. “The Government of Kuwait does not fully meet the corporation’s future projects’ requirements of land and hide oneself. The word absconding is a harsh