Name withheld – Kuwaiti national
Context
Ongoing proceeding against Kuwaiti national in relation to an offence committed during the international armed conflict in the 1990s
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Name withheld, Kuwaiti national
Country of residence of suspect
United Kingdom
Charges
As the case is at the investigation stage, the suspect has not yet been formally charged. The investigation relates to a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions under Section 1, Article 130 Geneva Conventions Act 1957.
Current status
Under investigation
Facts
An offence was allegedly committed in Kuwait in the early 1990s when the country was in a state of international armed conflict.
Procedure
On 24 February 2022, officers from the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team arrested in Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a 55-year-old man on suspicion of committing a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions under Section 1, Article 130 Geneva Conventions Act 1957. The arrest is in connection with an investigation into an alleged offence in Kuwait in the early 1990s when the country was in a state of international armed conflict.
The suspect was taken to a Northumbria police station and was subsequently released under investigation.
