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SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 SHAABAN 10, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Rowhani 64 dead as Foreign Tension, offers softer early monsoon investment in anger as Asian tone, but hammers Arab states rises giants reach same policies9 northern13 India despite21 unrest World20 Cup Sordid saga ends as defiant Max 42º ‘Hawally Monster’ hanged Min 28º High Tide 07:14 & 20:20 Fellow Egyptian arsonist also executed for murders Low Tide 00:46 & 14:14 40 PAGES NO: 15844 150 FILS By Shakir Reshamwala KUWAIT: Two Egyptian men were executed at the Central Jail in Sulaibiya yesterday, bringing the total number of people hanged this year to five after Kuwait ended a six-year moratorium on executions in April. Convicted serial child rapist Hajjaj Mohammad Adel Al- Saadi - known as the “Hawally Monster” for his reign of terror in the governorate and beyond - and convicted killer Ahmad Abdulsalam Al-Baili were hanged after exhausting all appeals. Two Indians and a Pakistani were also supposed to be hanged yesterday, but their execu- tions were postponed. Earlier, the men were brought out one by one from a police van and made to stand before a panel of police officers and justice officials as the charges against them were read out loud. Baili was found guilty of killing an Asian couple - Mohammad Jamaluddin Abbas and Nandini Vijitha Sinha - by setting their home on fire in 2008. He also tried to kill an Egyptian couple - Amr Mohammad Jamaluddin and Fatima Sayed Ismael - the same way. They survived despite suffering injuries. Saadi was accused of raping 17 boys and girls aged between 6 and 12 after luring them onto rooftops, mostly in Hawally, in 2006 and 2007. He was found guilty on five counts. After an intense manhunt, Saadi was arrested in 2007 onboard a plane bound for Luxor, bringing his yearlong crime spree to an end. While Baili silently shook his head or nodded at his alleged crimes, Saadi defiantly denied the litany of charges against him and repeatedly interrupted the pro- ceedings by loudly reciting the shahadah (Muslim decla- ration of faith) and shouting religious slogans. He also complained that he had not been given any assistance from the Egyptian government. A cleric then spent some time with the condemned men. Sheikh Mohammad Ghadeer later told reporters that Saadi asked to pray four rak’ats, and his request was granted. Since his hands were bound, he prayed in a standing position. Baili also prayed in a similar fashion. Both men then recited the shahadah before they were led to the gallows. Saadi continued to recite the shahadah on the top of KUWAIT: The lifeless bodies of “Hawally Monster” Hajjaj Mohammad Adel Al-Saadi (right) his voice while hangmen trussed the two up and slipped and his Egyptian compatriot Ahmad Abdulsalam Al-Baili hang after they were executed nooses around their necks and hoods over their heads. yesterday at the Central Jail in Sulaibiya. (Insets) Saadi (right) and Baili are seen as they Continued on Page 15 listen to their crimes being read out. — Photos by Shakir Reshamwala (See Page 4) MoI mulls travel ban Ex-MPs call for quick elections for traffic violators Ummah Party demands new constitution KUWAIT: Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary of Traffic Affairs Maj Gen By B Izzak decree that would officially dissolve the The problem arises from the fact that the Abdulfattah Al-Ali stressed yesterday on Assembly and other decrees to withdraw holy fasting month of Ramadan starts this the necessity of activating travel bans KUWAIT: The government is expected to Amiri decrees issued last year that were nulli- year around July 9 and ends Aug 8, which against violators to force them to pay hold an extraordinary meeting today to fied by the constitutional court in its leaves just a few days after the Eid holidays their traffic fines, especially since the decide the date for the forthcoming election Sunday’s ruling. The date of the election rep- for the vote to be held. But it is expected that amount of all fines has reached KD 24 following the ruling of the constitutional resents a dilemma for the government and tens of thousands of voters will leave Kuwait million. Ali told KUNA on the sidelines of court that dissolved the National Assembly other quarters as fresh polls must be held to spend their summer vacations either a seminar on road traffic organized by and upheld the single-vote decree. The gov- within two months and the deadline is the before or slightly after Eid, which means ernment is also expected to approve the middle of August. Continued on Page 15 the faculty of social sciences at Kuwait University that the traffic department is working on the first phase on imple- menting laws, which reflects the desires of citizens and expatriates alike to implement laws on everyone, including activating the role of monitoring road violations. Ali added that the traffic department has monitored high density labor areas including rundown vehicles, noting that the administration is working to reduce Continued on Page 15 Maj Gen Abdulfattah Al-Ali G8 urges urgent Syria peace talks ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom: G8 nique said the Syrian military and securi- DOHA: Guests arrive for the opening ceremony of the new Taleban political leaders yesterday threw their weight ty services “must be preserved and office yesterday. — AFP behind calls for a peace conference on restored” in a future set-up. The leaders Syria to be held in Geneva “as soon as did not suggest a date for the proposed possible”, after a summit dominated by Syria talks, which were supposed to take US to meet Taleban as the country’s civil war. At the end of place this month but have already been two days of talks in Northern Ireland, delayed. Gathered on the picturesque the leaders also called for agreement banks of Lough Erne, the world’s leading they open Qatar office on a transitional government in Syria industrialised nations also struck a deal KABUL: US officials said yesterday that came just hours after Afghan govern- “with full executive powers, formed by to crack down on tax evasion and share they hoped to meet the Taleban within ment forces formally took over responsi- mutual consent”. British Prime Minister more cross-border financial information. days, after the insurgents opened an bility for national security from a NATO David Cameron, the summit host, said it They vowed concrete steps to target office in Qatar and the Afghan govern- combat mission scheduled to leave the was “unthinkable” that President Bashar not only illegal tax evasion but also tax ment took control of nationwide security country next year. Al-Assad could play a role in a transi- avoidance by multinational companies from NATO. The Islamist militia, which Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen tional administration, but the G8 com- that costs taxpayers billions in lost rev- has been fighting against US-led NATO Barth Eide said yesterday the Taleban munique pointedly made no reference enues. And they agreed to stamp out the troops and the Afghan government for held secret negotiations in Norway over to him, in an apparent concession to payment of ransoms for hostages kid- 12 years, broke off initial contacts with the past few months, helping yield a deal Syria’s ally Russia. napped by “terrorists”, and called on com- the Americans last year and have refused that allowed the rebels to open the Qatar After talks which at times pitted panies to follow their lead in refusing to to negotiate with Kabul. A press confer- office. Russian President Vladimir Putin against pay for the release of their employees. ence opening the Taleban office in Qatar Continued on Page 15 his fellow G8 leaders, the final commu- Continued on Page 15 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 LOCAL News in brief Ruling family member duped KUWAIT: A 23-year-old member of the ruling family reported that he was swindled by four people - a Sri Lankan woman, a citizen and two US citizens - who together stole KD 6,7000 from him, security sources said, noting that all four suspects were being sum- moned by the police for further investigations. Court postpones oil tanker case The court of appeal postponed the case concerning oil tankers, in which Hussan Qabazard is a suspect, to July 21 for pronouncing its verdict. Qabazard defend- ed himself before the court and exhibited case papers going back to 1993 and explained investiga- tions were carried out in London and UK courts issued verdicts that were in conflict with the Kuwait KUWAIT: Future Image for Advertisement inaugurated the Future Leaders Club recently under the patronage of the Touristic Enterprises Company. The event courts’ verdicts. He also referred to the decision of was hosted at the TEC building in Shuwaikh and was attended by TEC Public Relations and Media Manager Saqr Al-Badr as well as Future Image CEO the investigation committee in the ministers’ court. Mohammad Hamdi. The club is held from June 15 through July 9. He urged the court to set him free. His lawyer emphasized the reasons for contesting and put up his defense during the past two sessions. Footballer dies of field injury Qadisiya Club footballer Mohammed Fahhad, who recently sustained a severe concussion during an unofficial match in Kuwait, passed away Monday morning at Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital where he had been hospitalized and remained in a state of unconsciousness since the injury. MOE extends retirement age to 33 years in service Officials round up illegal residents in Ahmadi. 301 arrested in Ministry considers changing expats’ contracts Ahmadi raids KUWAIT: Ahmadi governorate inspection raids, carried out KUWAIT: The issue of retiring veteran ty of referring those with 30 or more years Mohammed Al-Kandari, about the possible confusion.