Most Firms Involved in Visa Trading Remain Unpunished
SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 THULHIJJA 17, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Fifth edition of New Saudi oil Ralph Lauren Ronaldo nets banknotes no policy works hands over milestone goals longer in use in reclaiming helm at iconic as Madrid starting5 today market25 share fashion37 brand beat20 Malmo Most firms involved in visa Min 22º trading remain unpunished Max 40º High Tide 01:14 & 14:16 Low Tide Visa trafficker arrested • Govt accused of being selective 08:03 & 20:18 40 PAGES NO: 16654 150 FILS US finds KAC By B Izzak Palestinian flag flies at UN KUWAIT: Authorities yesterday ordered the arrest of a key visa trafficker who recruited 1,500 expatriates on discriminates fake work permits for KD 1,500 each, but a lawmaker charged that only a quarter of the more than 1,300 against Israelis companies involved in visa trafficking have been referred for prosecution. MP Saud Al-Huraiji criticized WASHINGTON: In a challenge to boycotts of Israel, the US the government’s handling of the issue, saying that the government has found that Kuwait Airways unlawfully dis- current government policy is not sufficient to end such criminated against a passenger traveling on an Israeli pass- abuses. port by refusing to sell him a ticket for a New York to Huraiji said that based on official statistics, authori- London flight. Eldad Gatt, an Israeli citizen, complained to ties have been selective in referring visa trafficking com- the Department of Transportation that in 2013 he was panies to the public prosecution for trial. He said that unable to buy a ticket from John F Kennedy Airport to based on figures he received from the interior minister, London Heathrow Airport through Kuwait Airways only 336 companies have been referred to the public because the airline’s online booking system prevented him prosecution out of 1,368 firms found involved in visa from selecting Israel as his passport-issuing country.
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