‘Forger’ sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for theft arrested in Dubai, extradited to Kuwait
Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department have arrested an unidentified fugitive who was wanted by law for embezzling public funds and forging official documents, in security coordination between Kuwait and the UAE Interpol.
According to the Ministry of Interior, the accused was sentenced in absentia to seven years imprisonment with hard labor.
According to case papers the accused, before charges were filed against him, worked as a ‘general delegate’ and legal advisor for a cooperative society.
Between 2012 and 2018, he allegedly forged advertising licenses attributed to the Kuwait Municipality by tampering with financial amounts listed in official documents after legitimate fees had already been electronically paid.
Authorities said the forged documents were then submitted to his employer to embezzle the financial differences resulting from the manipulated amounts.
The ministry explained that the arrest followed extensive security monitoring, intensive investigations, and information-sharing between Kuwaiti and Emirati authorities, which ultimately led to identifying the suspect’s location in the Emirate of Dubai.
The fugitive was subsequently arrested in Dubai, and extradited to Kuwait to serve the sentence.
