KUWAIT, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft decree-law on the fight against terrorism crimes, which comes as part of a national blueprint to overhaul the legislative system.
The legislation was okayed during a customary cabinet meeting held at Bayan Palace under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
It aims at protecting state security and community safety against terrorism risks and fighting terror finance and cutting off its sources by establishing updated legal mechanisms and deciding strict penalties.
When this draft law was enacted, relevant international criteria and agreements were taken into consideration and the necessary equilibrium between national security requirements and constitutionally enshrined basic rights and freedoms was attained.
Several state and judicial bodies partook in the writing of the draft decree-law, which comes in the context of Kuwait's approach of strengthening its security and stability and overhauling its legislative system in a bid to address fresh security challenges.
The bill was then referred to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for final approval.
The Cabinet, further, consented to a draft decree-law amending some provisions of Law No. 20/2015 regarding national military service, and sent it to His Highness the Amir.
In addition, the Cabinet approved another draft decree pertinent to the honoring of martyrs, putting the office of honoring martyrs and their families under the purview of the Defense Ministry.
In this regard, the Cabinet mourned the death of the Ministry of Interior's colonel Saud Nassar Al-Khamsan, who fell martyred while he was on duty.
Also during the meeting, the Cabinet listened to a briefing from Minister of Defense Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah about the outcomes of his recent visit to the Italian capital, Rome, which focused on military and defensive cooperation between Kuwait and Italy.
Minister of Education Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabaei kept the Cabinet posted on the results of his recent tour to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, which mainly discussed Gulf education cooperation. (end) mt