KUWAIT: A man set fire to election camp offices of two candidates over the weekend as a way of protesting since he supported the opposition's boycott call. Police arrested him later from his home, and found he was wanted in drugs and money related cases and also had a history of criminal behavior.
After the suspect set fire to a fourth constituency candidate's camp in Oyoun district of Jahra morning, firefighters and police rushed there but the suspect had driven away by that time. Police were able to track him down just when he was setting another candidate's camp on fire, but he managed to escape in his car which then got into an accident, forcing him to flee on foot.
Police found two liquor bottles and a plastic container containing an inflammable substance in his car. They were able to identify its owner who turned out to be wanted in drug and money related cases, and later arrested him from his home when he was still under the influence of liquor. During his interrogation, he said he set fire to the camps as a mark of protest since he supported the call for boycott of elections. He remains in custody pending further action.
© Kuwait Times 2012
