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Kuwait authorities have detained 24 people over allegations linked to the financing of terrorist entities, officials said on Saturday, as security services continue a widening crackdown on suspected illicit funding networks.
The Interior Ministry said the arrests followed an investigation into what it described as an attempt to undermine national security by collecting and transferring funds to banned organisations. Officials did not name any specific group or country involved.
A security source told AFP that five former members of parliament were among those taken into custody.
The ministry said the suspects were found with large sums of money allegedly linked to illegal activities, and that the operation involved raising funds under the guise of charitable or religious work before transferring them abroad at the direction of external parties.
The arrests come as regional tension heightens, with Gulf states increasing surveillance of suspected financing networks linked to broader Middle East conflicts.
Kuwait has not formally linked the case to any specific foreign government or organisation.
In a separate case in March, Kuwaiti authorities arrested six individuals accused of ties to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group over alleged plans for attacks in the country. Hezbollah has denied maintaining any operational presence in Kuwait.
