Top Judicial Council Warns Against Slandering Judges
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SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 JAMADA ALTHANI 28, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwaiti NGO Rouhani Biopic of Advantage seeks to honeymoon sprinter sweeps City after spread over as Iran’s Bollywood Chelsea stun positivity2 economy21 bites awards40 Liverpool20 Top judicial council warns Max 39º Min 26º against slandering judges High Tide 00:05 & 11:42 Low Tide Controversy over prime minister’s grilling 05:59 & 16:38 40 PAGES NO: 16149 150 FILS By B Izzak allegations without any proof or evidence and called on such government and opposition MPs over the grilling filed by conspiracy theories people to report whatever they have to the public prosecu- three MPs on Thursday against Prime Minister HH Sheikh KUWAIT: The supreme judicial council, the highest judicial tion to allow it to initiate a full investigation. Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. The grilling held the prime minis- authority in Kuwait, yesterday issued a rare warning against The new development come after prominent opposition ter responsible for a large number of violations, corruption, Goodbye, safe haven people who use social networks and other avenues to launch leader and former MP Musallam Al-Barrak last week made mismanagement and others. MP Yacoub Al-Sane said he a slander campaign against judges and other officials under serious allegations of corruption. In one such allegation, he challenges any constitutional expert who has the “conscience the council. In a strong-worded statement signed by Chief claimed that the wealth of one former senior official grew to say that the grilling against the prime minister is in line Justice Faisal Al-Marshed, the council said it will take all nec- from $235 million in June 2007 to as much as $23 billion in with the constitution”. He said the grilling was designed in essary legal measures against those who undermine judicial Dec 2013, and alleged that this was through corruption of this way in order for the Assembly to take action against it, officials. He said the legal actions will be taken in order to public funds. and then be accused of being pro-government. safeguard public interests, guarantee fair justice and enable In a related development, the information ministry yester- MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari, one of three lawmakers who By Badrya Darwish the judiciary to perform its duties in the best way possible. day filed a complaint against local television channel Al- filed the grilling, criticized MPs who are defending the prime The statement assured that the justice system will not be Youm which aired the interview with Barrak. The public pros- minister even before the grilling is debated. He said that all affected or intimidated by such acts and the judiciary will ecution is expected to launch an investigation into the claims the issues in the grilling are the responsibility of the prime continue to perform its duty in the best way with absolute Barrak made and whether they constituted a breach of the minister. MP Safa Al-Hashem called on the prime minister to neutrality and fairness. The government last week issued a law and a gag order by the attorney general. accept the grilling or resign and allow another member of [email protected] statement in which it strongly criticized people who make In another development, controversy raged between pro- the ruling family to become prime minister. t seems that we are saying our goodbyes to the good old days of feeling secure in Kuwait. I am sure Saudi MERS deaths top Iall of you share the same feeling after the latest tragic incident that cost the lives of two Indian guards. 100, fuelling public fear They were ambushed in Sulaibiya at the chabra souq and killed at gunpoint. I cannot take this incident JEDDAH: The MERS death toll in Saudi doctors - one Egyptian and one Syrian - and lightly. I know there are incidents everywhere around Arabia topped 100 yesterday as the authori- two Filipino nurses. Panic over the spread of the world. There is crime everywhere around the ties scrambled to reassure an increasingly the virus among medical staff in the western world. For Kuwait, robberies of this style are new to edgy population in the country worst-hit by city of Jeddah led to the temporary closure of our society. the infectious coronavirus. Public fears have a main hospital’s emergency room. At least The last two years have generated new forms of been fuelled by a rapid rise in the number of four doctors at Jeddah’s King Fahd Hospital violent crimes that are unprecedented or rare to hap- fatalities from the respiratory infection, with resigned earlier this month after refusing to pen in Kuwait. For instance, I will never forget the 39 people dying this month - well over a third treat MERS patients for fear of infection. young dentist who was slain in the Avenues Mall over of the 102 deaths registered since the virus Experts are still struggling to understand a trivial parking issue. A few months later, a young emerged in April 2012. A nine-month-old MERS, for which there is no known vaccine. It chap was stabbed in Marina Mall, also over an insignif- infant was among eight new deaths from is considered a deadlier but less-transmissi- icant dispute that occurred between youngsters. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ble cousin of the SARS virus which erupted in Robberies in Kuwait happen at banks or jewellery announced by the health ministry yesterday. Asia in 2003 and infected 8,273 people, nine shops, gas stations or baqalas. These are not frequent It said the total number of cases diag- percent of whom died. Riyadh dismissed the though. But to steal and kill is a whole new story. Life KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (second left) nosed since the virus was first recorded in the health minister earlier this month without in Kuwait has become like a CSI episode. We have presents a memento to Saudi Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen during the opening kingdom has reached 339, representing the saying why, and Labour Minister Adel Fakieh, been living very peacefully in Kuwait. Most people do of the Arab Media Forum yesterday. Minister of Information and Youth Affairs bulk of infections registered worldwide. appointed acting health minister, promised not close their doors. Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah (right) and Head of the Arab Media Forum Among them were four medical staff at a sin- “transparency” over MERS. Continued on Page 8 Madhi Al-Khamees are also present onstage. — KUNA gle hospital in Tabuk in the northwest, two Continued on Page 8 MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 LOCAL Kuwaiti NGO raises awareness, aims for change Think positive By Ben Garcia the good things that happened to you, so you are instilling a positive attitude - after KUWAIT: A non-governmental organiza- all it’s not all that bad the whole time. You tion in Kuwait aims to spread positive vibes, will share it with your classmates and thoughts and ideas throughout the coun- friends and you’ll feel the positive vibes try. Organizing its first conference yester- radiating.” day, Al Nowair President Sheikha Intisar Alia Abouelfath, officer in-charge of a Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah said the event is youth development program for Alnowair, aimed at people who are an inspiration to said: “My task is to focus on young people others. Themed, “Think Work Live Positive”, and schools in Kuwait. In the coming school the two day conference will include semi- year, we are going to introduce a subject nars, workshops and other events to spread related to positivity. Our dream is to incor- awareness about encouraging positive atti- porate the subject in Kuwait’s curriculum, tudes. but we are willing to start smaller. We are Al-Nowair - an Arabic word which trans- grateful that we are going to start this cam- lates in English as a yellow desert flower paign at GUST. What we have now is a year- that resembles the common daisy - long youth program for students which describes itself as an initiative that is “driven starts in September,” she revealed. to spread positive attitude in Kuwait.” Gaya Kruchlick, Al Nowair Campaign Manager, Positive attitude in demand said people are born with their own choices The organization has 150 active volun- and they can easily choose either the posi- teers. Alnowair has won several local and tive or negative around them. international awards, the most distinctive “We want positive attitudes to be imple- being the Arab Media award for their posi- mented in the system and in our lives. We tivity campaign. Wasim Khan, Media & PR want to work with the grassroots. We want Specialist at Alnowair, said that although it to inspire the youth and people of Kuwait has been operating for barely a year, and empower them to become positive cit- Alnowair has received several awards and izens of this country,” said Kruchlick. “Our KUWAIT: From left to right: Dr Abdulaziz Abal, Dr Adam Fraser, Sheikha Intisar Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Dr Jack Canfield and appreciations. “We got invited to the UK to target audiences are the youth of Kuwait - it Prof Todd Kashdan addressing the press conference yesterday at Gust University in Mishref. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat present our campaign. Our desire is to doesn’t matter if they are Kuwaitis or non- spread the happiness and positive attitude Kuwaitis. We want everyone to join and be ward to the brighter side where I can think “We want to show people how to live, being moment, your mind will be free and at ease in every aspect of our lives and through our part of this positive campaign and change more and be more productive,” she said.