The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior’s criminal security sector managed to arrest one of the ministry’s employees, whose video clip sparked widespread anger in the country and abroad.
The surveillance cameras of a shopping center showed a person wearing a military uniform, while he was pushing the accountant and customers to pass his things first and pay the account on the cash register, using violence to skip the queue, and the video was widely circulated on social media.
The video provoked angry reactions from Kuwaiti tweeters on the communication platforms, who expressed their annoyance at the actions of this soldier and the assault on people, taking advantage of his position and position in the Special Forces, and demanded his trial, dismissal and the most severe penalties against him.
Honorable Minister of Interior and Defense
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A one-star officer assaults and terrorizes shoppers in the Ramez market
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— Tayseer Al-Rasheedan (@tayseerrashedan) September 2, 2022
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior confirmed that after investigations, it was found that "this person is an employee of the ministry" and that he is being referred to the competent authorities to take the necessary legal measures against him, stressing that no one is above the law.
Security media:
The criminal security sector was able to arrest a person who appeared in a video clip circulating in military clothes (special forces) using force with people in a shopping center, as it turned out that he is an employee of the ministry, and he is being referred to the competent authorities to take the necessary legal measures against him.
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— Ministry of Interior (@Moi_kuw) September 2, 2022