'Millions' Deposited in Kuwaiti MP Bank Accounts
Millions of dollars have been deposited suspiciously into the bank accounts of 15 Kuwaiti MPs suspected of money laundering, reports citing informed sources said on Thursday.
The central bank had told prosecutors that bank accounts held by the 15 lawmakers "have received suspicious deposits and the anti-money laundering law applies to them,"al-Jarida newspaper reported.
The allegation, which could not be immediately confirmed, was widely reported in the oil-rich Gulf state's media on Thursday.
In September, the public prosecutor launched an unprecedented probe into the bank accounts of the 15 lawmakers after three banks informed him that large deposits were added to the accounts from unknown sources.
The case was one of several issues that forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Sabah to resign this week.
Al-Jarida said the prosecutor planned to ask parliament to lift the immunity of the suspected MPs in order to question them in order to determine the source of the money.
The opposition has alleged that the funds, estimated at $350 million, were paid by the government to secure votes on crucial issues, including motions of no-confidence against the premier and his ministers.
Source: Agence France Presse
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