Kuwaiti authorities have detained Major General Mazen Sheikh Mazem Al Jarrah, assistant under-secretary of the interior ministry, over a scandal involving Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, reports bdnews24.com. Al Jarrah was being charged with accepting bribes from Shahid in exchange for fast-tracking transactions for the MP’s businesses, Gulf News reported on Saturday, citing Al Qabas newspaper. The prosecution’s investigation discovered that Al Jarrah endorsed several transactions when he was the assistant undersecretary for citizenship, passports and residence affairs. Having travelled to Kuwait as a migrant worker, Shahid now has permanent resident status and runs his own business there. His wife Salina Islam is also an MP in Bangladesh from a seat reserved for women.

Source: bd News24 July 11, 2020 15:00 UTC