File photo of Major General Sheikh Mazen Al Jarrah CollectedThe senior army officer took bribes in exchange for fast-tracking transactions for the MP’s businessesKuwait has arrested Major General Sheikh Mazen Al Jarrah, assistant under-secretary of its interior ministry, on charges of accepting bribes from Bangladesh MP Md Shahid Islam Papul. He was detained on Friday, a day after the public prosecution issued a warrant against him, Gulf News reported citing Kuwaiti daily Al Qabas. Investigators found that Al Jarrah endorsed several transactions when he was the assistant undersecretary for citizenship, passports and residence affairs. Kuwaiti authorities have frozen his bank accounts and companies to ensure that he is not moving money out of Kuwait, Al Qabas reported. Sources have pointed out that Islam provided services to various governmental agencies, between general trade and cleaning contracts.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 11, 2020 16:15 UTC