Kuwait interior ministry to adopt new system to protect shopping malls

The Ministry of Interior said Sunday it is working on a new and more stringent system for security control and surveillance within and outside shopping malls nationwide. The new system employs state-of-the-art technology, said Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry Lt. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Fahad during his meeting with police top brass from the six governorates as well as heads of security of a number of department stores. Lt. Gen. Al-Fahad briefed the meeting on the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Sabah to ensure the maximum level of protection for citizens and expatriates within and outside the shopping malls. "The planned comprehensive security system will be developed and implemented through collaboration and direct contact between the security departments and the security guards at the shopping malls countrywide around the clock," he revealed. "It adopts the preventive approach in dealing with any eventuality such as crimes and quarrels and barring entry to any materials that could be hazardous to the safety of people at the malls. "It will employ the latest security techniques, including internal and external surveillance cameras, alarm and detection systems, and efficient contact systems," he added. Lt. Gen. Al-Fahad highlighted strict commitment to efforts aiming to help the security guards maintain the maximum level of preparedness and efficiency. The meeting gathered Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Maj.-Gen. Mahmoud Al-Dousari and Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Maj. -Gen. Abdulhameed Al-Awadhi. Al-Dousari briefed the meeting on the recent security incidents involving shopping malls and the efforts of the police services and security guards to bring the culprits to book. Meanwhile, representatives of the department stores responded positively to the planned security system and pledged to cooperate fully with the security services. The conferees also discussed the executive measures to implements the instructions of Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled for ensuring the maximum protection for the frequenters of the shopping malls.