Kuwait’s prosecutors have ordered the remand of a Kuwaiti citizen and five expatriates suspected of involvement in a snowballing raffle draw fraud that has rocked the country. The case erupted in public earlier this week after a video circulated on social media showing a person fraudulently acting during the draw. The Interior Ministry identified the person in the footage as a Kuwaiti citizen acting as the head of the draws department at the Ministry of Commerce. Investigations found out that he had exploited his position to systematically manipulate draws for prizes offered by companies, thus ensuring they will go to specific persons in exchange for financial benefits. The Kuwaiti public prosecution said intensive investigations revealed that the six had been involved in “serious crimes” including forging official documents, bribery, facilitating the seizure of state funds and money laundering causing “significant harm” to the country’s national interests. The prosecution added that it has issued several arrest and search warrants for six suspects and three international arrest warrants for other suspects who had fled the country. “Their names have been circulated on international wanted lists for prosecution and extradition to the State of Kuwait for further investigation,” it said in a statement. […]