KUWAIT: After technical, financial and managerial observations made by the Audit Bureau, Minister of Communication Rana Al-Fares issued a decision to terminate the current management of the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) and replace it with a new management headed by engineer Omar Al-Omar.

"Dr Fares requested to terminate the positions of the current management of the communications authority after reports by the Audit Bureau and after judicial cases were filed against the authority," sources said. An investigative committee had been formed by Fares to investigate the authority's activities. The committee found violations exist and an undisciplined environment had been fostered, which resulted in not following regulations, decisions and laws.

"All reports and violations are now being sent to the anti-corruption authority (Nazaha) for further procedures," sources added. The decision hired a new management consisting of experienced professionals of no less than four years in the field. Fares announced the names of the new board members, as follows: Omar Saud Al-Omar as chairman; Abdullah Khaled Al-Ajmi as his deputy, Mohammad Abdulaziz Al-Rashed as member; Rana Muayad Al-Rushaid as member; Shaimaa Nabil Al-Turkait as member; Waleed Eissa Al-Hasawi as member and Fahad Ali Al-Zumaei as member.