US holds Kuwaitis for laptop content - ARAB TIMES
Over the past few months the US authorities have reportedly arrested a significant number of Kuwaitis, most of whom are believed to be students and young tourists, reports Al-Rai daily quoting knowledgeable sources.
According to the same sources, they have been detained for committing minor violations some of those arrested are even unaware that such offences can land them in jail or are punishable in the United States.
However, each State in America differs because each State has its own laws and what is punishable in one State may not be in another. In some cases, some people are even barred from entering the US for similar reasons.
The sources said 24 young Kuwaitis are still detained in the US because their laptops contained material which could pose threat to America’s national security, as has been described by the customs officers.
The sources added, among those arrested is a 19-year-old student who is in the custody of the New York police for more than a month because the authorities found on his cell phone obscene pictures. He is considered a minor and not eligible for such porno material.
Over the past few months the US authorities have reportedly arrested a significant number of Kuwaitis, most of whom are believed to be students and young tourists, reports Al-Rai daily quoting knowledgeable sources.
According to the same sources, they have been detained for committing minor violations some of those arrested are even unaware that such offences can land them in jail or are punishable in the United States.
However, each State in America differs because each State has its own laws and what is punishable in one State may not be in another. In some cases, some people are even barred from entering the US for similar reasons.
The sources said 24 young Kuwaitis are still detained in the US because their laptops contained material which could pose threat to America’s national security, as has been described by the customs officers.
The sources added, among those arrested is a 19-year-old student who is in the custody of the New York police for more than a month because the authorities found on his cell phone obscene pictures. He is considered a minor and not eligible for such porno material.
