The Kuwaiti Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) has referred a former senior official and others to the Public Prosecution on charges of embezzling and facilitating the theft of public money.
Nazaha said in a press statement these charges are punishable by Article No. 10 of Law No. 1 of 1993 regarding the protection of public funds, and the crime of forgery in official documents, which is penalized by Article No. 257 of Penal Code No. 16 of 1960.