Information on whether Kuwait is asking other countries, specifically Jordan, to return foreign nationals to Kuwait to be tried for alleged offences relating to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KWT11867 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Information on whether Kuwait is asking other countries, specifically Jordan, to return foreign nationals to Kuwait to be tried for alleged offences relating to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, 1 October 1992, KWT11867, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab382.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of Middle East in New York, Kuwait is asking other countries such as Jordan and Egypt to return foreign nationals to Kuwait to be tried for alleged offences relating to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (5 October 1992). The representative added that Kuwait has called on Interpol to help track down alleged war criminals.
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times of 16 June 1991, a Justice Ministry official indicated that Kuwait would seek extradition of Ahmed Fouad Hussaini from Egypt. Ahmed Fouad Hussaini was convicted and sentenced to death in absentia (Ibid., 16 June 1991).
Further information is not currently available to the DIRB.
However, for your interest, please find attached articles relating to trials in Kuwait of alleged collaborators with Iraq.
References
Middle East Watch. 5 October 1992. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Los Angeles Times. 16 June 1991. Sonni Efron. "Kuwait Sentences 6 Journalists to Death for Working on Pro-Iraqi Newspaper." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Los Angeles Times. 16 June 1991. Sonni Efron. "Kuwait Sentences 6 Journalists to Death for Working on Pro-Iraqi Newspaper." (NEXIS)
The Associated Press (AP). 11 April 1992. Diana Elias. "Trials of Alledged Collaborators Resume. (NEXIS)
