 The Public Prosecution headed by Mubarak Al-Refaei, deputy director of the Capital Prosecution Department interrogated sixteen suspects from Monday until the early hours of Tuesday and charged some of them for their role in the recent twin shoot-outs between security men and Islamic militants in Maidan Hawalli and Umm Al-Haiman. Among those referred to the prosecution was Shaikh Hamed Al-Ali, a preacher at the Malek bin Auf Mosque in Jahra. The others were Ahmed Al-Mutairi, Bander Al-Shimmari, Mohammed Al-Azmi, Saud Al-Dhafeeri, Mohammed Lafi Sultan Sahli, Mohammed Al-Dhafeeri, Fawaz Al-Dhafeeri Mishal Al-Ajmi.
| Wonder if Prince Nawaf's "resignation" has anything to do with the Kuwaiti interrogation? |
Security sources say weapons which were reportedly found buried in a garden in Sabahiya belong to some of the persons who are in police custody. The sources added Shaikh Hamed Al-Ali was expected to be charged with persuading youths to attack United States forces in Kuwait and Iraq, spreading radical ideas and explaining the manufacturing of explosives on his website.
| ... and the Kuwaitis seem to take these things more seriously than the Soddies do. |
In another development, Nasser Kh. A., the preacher's brother who allegedly shot dead a Kuwaiti police officer in the Maidan Hawalli clash is believed to have sneaked into Iraq to fight against American forces. Al-Qabas reported that the preacher's wife was also interrogated for allegedly hiring cars for the militants but was released. It said investigations revealed the suspects have links with radical groups in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi and Al-Qaeda.
The investigations also revealed some MPs, leaders of religious organizations and preachers had met the militants before the two incidents. The militants are said to be well organized and have several sources of funds.
| So we can expect a political housecleaning, as well? That'd be nice... |
|