Al-Ghanim lauds passing of firearms, family court laws

KUWAIT, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- The National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim has praised the Assembly's passing of the unlicensed firearms and ammunition collection and family court laws in the past three sessions.
In statements to reporters following Thursday's session, he stated that the lawmakers also amended the army law No. 32 of 1967 to add a new article. The MPs also discussed reports of ten parliamentary investigation panels as well as the report of the Public Fund Protection Committee, he said. Al-Ghanim added that the lawmakers would take decisions regarding the outcome of the reports in the coming session, February 10. The unlicensed firearms and ammunition collection law stipulates that anyone possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition could be jailed for five years and be fined by up to KD 10,000 or one of the two penalties.
It also increases the jail time to ten years and the upper limits on fine to KD 50,000 for anyone who deals (i.e. buying or selling) in unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
The National Assembly also approved the family court law which establishes a special and separate court and prosecution unit to handle family related cases for sake of more privacy.
It also establishes family dispute settlement centers across the nation to mediate between the two sides in order to broker reconciliation or dispute-settlement agreements. (end) sss.rkf.nfa.ibi