Kuwait’s chief prosecutor has ordered a ban on reporting about confidential investigations into a high-profile raffle draw manipulation case that has rocked the country. The ban was imposed to head off the “negative impact” of reports in the media and on social media on the course of the inquiry or harming the country’s national interests, according to the Kuwaiti public prosecution. The ban also comes out of keenness to “avoid harms to persons and entities before conviction is proven,” it added in a statement. The prosecution said it will update the media on the findings once the investigations are completed. The case erupted in public last week after a video circulated on social media showing a person apparently manipulating 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 ministry said. The public prosecution earlier said intensive investigations had revealed six people, including five expatriates, had been involved in “serious […]