Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait issues statement on “Egypt Employment Center events”: “unacceptable”

The Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait released a press release about the events that took place yesterday at the Egypt Employment Center, after the Kuwaiti security forces parted ways, on Sunday night, in a protest camp for accommodate expatriate workers.

The videos, “Al-Masry Al-Youm” could not be authenticated, showing the moment when tear gas was fired in the plaza of the camp, to disperse the protesters.

Kuwaiti accounts circulated the scenes of breaking the protest via Twitter, some of them to local media, which said the meeting was for workers from Egypt and Bangladesh.

The following is the text of the statement by the Egyptian embassy in Kuwait, as reported by the Kuwaiti media, especially the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai:

“The embassy followed the unfortunate events witnessed at the two shelters in the Kabd and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh regions last night, May 3, and the embassy claims that these actions are unacceptable in any way, expresses its appreciation for the good The Kuwaiti authorities deal with the situation, highlighting our great confidence in the brotherhood’s wisdom. The Ministry of the Interior.

We would like to point out that consulate officials were sent last night to Salma Bint Hamza school in Jleeb Al-Shuyukh to meet with representatives of the community residing in the accommodation center, in the presence of Kuwaiti officials, and members members of the community were invited to stay away from any problems, as well as to inform them about the developments related to the start of the trips pending their return to Egypt this week, with the reaffirmation of the ambassador’s willingness to receive representatives of the violators of residence at the embassy headquarters at any time, in addition to the visits that the consulate made to shelters during the last period.

Additionally, the embassy is following up with arrangements by Kuwaiti officials to operate flights for offenders at the residence, and the Kuwaiti side has provided us with the data for registrants at these centers last weekend, which the Cairo has received, knowing that this week there will be two flights for women, children and the elderly, which will be followed by Other trips during the coming period, and the Egyptian authorities are preparing quarantine places for the returnees of the offenders of the residence according with your requests and circumstances.

In the end, the embassy calls on the children of the community residing in the shelters to fully comply with the instructions issued by the Kuwaiti security authorities and not to be guided by protesters and rumors.