Kuwait affirms need for rehabilitation programs for extremist convicts

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait affirmed the need to establish rehabilitation centers for extremists to allow them to re-engage in society.
This came in a speech delivered by Kuwait's second secretary Bashar Al-Muweizri during the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) session on facing extremism in prisons late Tuesday.
Violent extremism is more common among prisoners, especially in prisons where convicts of terrorism are jailed, said Al-Muweizri.
It is the government's responsibility to establish rehabilitation centers to change the thinking of these people and prevent them from recruiting new members in their groups, he noted. The secretary added that the centers must monitor the extremists' behavior even after they finish their sentence.
Meanwhile, Al-Muwaizri noted the UNSC article 2396/2017 which states that prisons are required to rehabilitate extremist prisoners and called on countries to maintain a safe and humane environment inside prisons.
He said that Kuwait had established al-Salam rehabilitation center, providing specialized programs for extremists. The center continues to monitor the behavior of extremists after getting out of jail to prevent them from going back to that path. (end) asf.ag