[inti-net] Islamists propose morality police

http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/04/19/islamists-propose-morality-police/

Islamists propose morality police

KUWAIT: Six Islamist MPs yesterday submitted a draft law calling for the
establishment of a special committee that exclusively deals with public
morality crimes. It also calls for a special police force to handle such
crimes.

The bill, submitted by MPs Mohammad Hayef, Jamaan Al-Harbash, Osama
Al-Munawer, Mohammad Al-Hatlani and Bader Al-Dahoom, proposes setting up a
'Morality Crime Public Prosecution Department' under the jurisdiction of
an Attorney General to deal with felonies and misdemeanors related to
committing public immorality.

It also stipulates the establishment of a special Ministry of Interior
(MoI) police department to take legal measures to prevent crimes of public
immorality. The department will be headed by a lieutenant-general, who
will assisted by a number of officers and policemen, according to the
draft law. The bill will be reviewed by National Assembly committees
before being put up for voting.

In the explanatory note, the lawmakers said the bill aims at unifying
authorities investigating all public morality crimes. Presently, serious
morality crimes and felonies are investigated by the public prosecution
department while minor crimes are investigated by the Ministry of Interior
investigation department. Unifying investigations into these crimes under
the public prosecution department is in line with modern legislation,
which authorize the public prosecution department to investigate all types
of violations.

The lawmakers said the draft law also aims at creating a special
department in the MoI to be fully devoted to combating public morality
crimes. The bill does not define public morality crimes or name them.

MP Harbash, head of the National Assembly educational committee, said
yesterday it has carried out all necessary amendments to the law calling
to establish the Jaber University of Technology. The law for the
university was approved by the Assembly about two weeks ago in the first
reading, but the second and final vote was postponed until the amendments
are carried out. The law stipulates the establishment of the Sheikh Jaber
University for Science and Technology to specialize in technology.

Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said yesterday that all
questions about the foreign transfers issue have been answered, and that
the parliamentary investigation committee will be provided with all of the
necessary documents. Opposition MPs accused former Prime Minister, Sheikh
Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, of transferring millions of dinars of
public funds into his private overseas bank accounts.

By B. Izzak, Staff Writer
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