Kuwait: Two officers arrested on treason charges

Dubai: Kuwait’s security services on Sunday arrested two security officers working in sensitive positions on charges of treason, Al Qabas daily newspaper said. The officers are accused of leaking confidential documents and collaborating with parties outside the country to undermine Kuwait’s national security.

Al Qabas quoted a security source as saying the two officers had been arrested on charges of plotting against the country’s national security. The source said: “The authorities thwarted a dangerous plot targeting the country’s national security through a wide network of prominent figures cooperating with the two officers.”

“The public prosecutor’s office has open an investigating with the two officers on charges of treason and breach of trust as they had stolen highly confidential documents and conducted secret recordings related to Kuwait’s national security in 2019. The officers leaked the documents and recordings outside the country,” source added.

The newspaper said the two officers were working within a wide network of military personnel, MPs and influential figures. Kuwaiti authorities also monitored direct contacts between them and parties in London. The details of the plot have not been disclosed.