KUWAIT: The parliament’s public funds protection committee discovered that 53 fake companies are suspected to have obtained farms illegally, as these companies had fake licenses and were already referred to the public prosecution. The committee will request extending its work period before the parliamentary summer break in order investigate this issue, chairman MP Dr Abdullah Al-Huraiji said. — Al-Qabas

 ‘Fake fingerprints’ employees prosecuted

The Ministry of Electricity and Water referred 40 employees to the public prosecution after they used silicon fingerprints to check in and out of work using the fingerprints’ scanner. The ministry had previously busted another group of employers who obtained pieces made from silicon and has copies for their fingerprints, then provided them to colleges to use it on the scanner so that they could skip work. — Al-Qabas