newspaper revealed "socket"quoting its sources, which it described as security, about the deportation of 9 thousand expatriates of several nationalities to their countries from the beginning of the current year 2023, until the end of last March, due to their involvement in criminal cases and misdemeanours.
The Kuwaiti newspaper stated that the majority of the deportees were administratively deported for the public interest, and others due to the issuance of judicial rulings against them requiring their deportation from the country.
She pointed out that about 4,000 women were among the deportees, and that the Indian community ranked first in the number of deportees, followed by the Filipino community in the second place, the Ceylonese community in the third place, and the Egyptians in the fourth place.
The sources added that about 700 men and women are currently in deportation prison, and arrangements are being made for their deportation to their home countries within the next 10 days, after completing their procedures.
Dealing issues
And Al-Qabas revealed, quoting the sources, that the deported expatriates due to the abuse and promotion of narcotic substances recorded a significant increase during the past 3 months, noting that the General Administration of Residency Affairs Investigation came at the forefront of the security departments that referred violating expatriates to deportation, due to the expiration of residency or because of a violation of the law. work, and other reasons, and the public security sector ranked second in terms of referring expatriates to deportation.
Al-Qabas sources confirmed that the deportation of 9,000 arrivals to their countries in only 3 months, at a rate of 3,000 arrivals every 30 days, indicates the rapid pace of deportation, which has become much faster than it was during previous years.
The sources pointed out that strict instructions were issued by Acting First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Defense Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled, stipulating that no expatriate who does not abide by the country’s laws, commits serious violations or breaks the law should not be tolerated, and that he is immediately referred to the concerned authorities without laxity or complacency.
She emphasized that Minister Al-Khalid stressed the need to prevent overcrowding in prisons, preserve the dignity of inmates, and permanent and continuous development of deportation prison, especially with regard to health care, and the application of health requirements for prison inmates.
