Order to unblock files on traffic violations – 86 expats arrested in raids

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for General Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Abdulfattah Al-Ali gave orders to unblock the traffic violation files on the department’s system in order to allow drivers to pay fines smoothly, a local daily reported yesterday.

People required to pay heavy fines are often unable to make payments online due to a system block, which can be lifted only after a trip to the relevant traffic department. As per recent stipulations, all blocks have been removed for a month, starting from 12 pm on Tuesday. “Maj Gen Al-Ali explained during a meeting (on Tuesday) that the decision is aimed at people who have been fined for violations committed over the past years, until the end of 2012,” Al-Watan reported yesterday.