1,700 drivers fabricated documents to obtain licenses The authorities have planned to summon more than 1,700 drivers for questioning in the near future, after traffic department investigations revealed that the drivers had obtained their driving licenses through forgery, a local daily reported yesterday, quoting a senior Ministry of Interior official. “Investigations over the past two months uncovered that such applicants obtained licenses after forging documents, in which they claimed to be Kuwait University students or workers, so as to qualify to apply for a license,” Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdulfattah Al-Ali told Al-Rai recently. Foreigners living in Kuwait need to meet certain requirements in order to apply for a driver’s license, including having a valid work visa, a university degree and a minimum salary of KD400 a month. An exception is made for students of public and private universities, as well as stay-at-home mothers, under certain conditions, such as when the husband is works in remote locations. However, Maj Gen Al-Ali had recently announced that such licenses will now be cancelled if the life circumstances of their holders have changed – for instance, if a student has found a job after obtaining the license. Maj Gen Al-Ali warned that the individuals summoned could face charges of “forgery of official documents.” Posted on Indiansinkuwait 6/16/2013
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:10:50 +0000