A department to look into cases of terrorism is to be established soon with the view to speed up adjudication of such cases following investigation by the public prosecutor's office, Minister of Justice Ahmad Baqer said Monday. The establishment of the new department will not jeopardize rights of the accused in terrorist cases to a fair hearing and just trial, he said at a meeting of a charitable organization here. Baqer, while commending the Kuwaiti public's full support of the fight against terrorists, indicated that currently "about 30-35 people accused of terrorism, among them 15 Kuwaiti nationals, are in custody." He behooved all residents in the country to report to authorities any pertinent information about terrorists or suspicious activities.As for laws presently on the books against terrorism, the minister revealed that there are Kuwaiti laws against unlawful possession of weapons or ammunition and others regarding safe air and sea travel. He affirmed that enormous efforts must be consecrated to propagating the notion that Islam is a religion of moderation and tolerance, and that all acts of terror perpetrated in the name of Islam are abhorrent and a detestable affront to the gracious tenets of Islam.
