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Former Kuwaiti defence minister jailed and fined $65m over fraud


Issue 1195 - 16 Jan 2025 | 1 minute read

A special ministerial court has given former interior and defence minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled a 14-year jail term, a $65m fine and ordered him to repay $32m embezzled from the ministries he headed up between 2022 and 2024.

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