The rescue operations made by Philippine authorities to extricate Filipino household workers who are allegedly maltreated and abused by their employer draws negative reactions among Kuwait
lawmakers. MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei charged the Philippines Embassy has become a state within a state and that what happened cannot be ignored. He said he condemns the abuse of Filipino workers in Kuwait but totally rejected the idea that the embassy forms its own security teams in the country. MP Abdullah Fahhad stressed that Kuwait’s sovereignty is non-negotiable and that violating the law and playing the role of the interior ministry is unacceptable. He also urged the interior and foreign ministers to take strict measures to protect Kuwait’s security and sovereignty.
MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari said what that the embassy did is a clear violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty, laws, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and all relations between both countries. “The teams operating around Kuwait are actually doing field work outside the diplomatic mission, which calls for implementing article 9 of the Vienna Convention that considers such diplomats personae non-gratae in the host country,” he said.
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After the videos of rescue operations of household service workers who are allegedly suffering from abuse and maltreatment from their employers, the Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait is now facing an outrage from Kuwait lawmakers for allegedly violating the laws of the state and they want them to be expelled out of Kuwait.
MP Faisal Al-Kandari condemned the statements made by Villa about his country’s intervention in the responsibilities of the state. “Are these statements made by an ambassador who knows and respects the laws and regulations of the host state?” he asked, noting that such disrespect of Kuwaiti laws calls for immediate measures against the ambassador including legal measures and expelling him to be an example to others. “Will the government of the Philippines accept that our embassy violates its laws the way its ambassador to Kuwait did?” he demanded.
Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa said that the statement received by Kuwait authorities attributed to him being misquoted.
Villa reiterated that they always coordinate with the interior ministry every time the need to address concerns of the nationals regarding any situation is needed.
Meanwhile, two Filipinos involved in rescuing was reportedly arrested by Kuwait authorities. KUNA said the two “confessed to the crime in addition to other similar offenses that had been committed in various regions of the country.” However, the law which the authorities say they violated is unclear.
MP Faisal Al-Kandari condemned the statements made by Villa about his country’s intervention in the responsibilities of the state. “Are these statements made by an ambassador who knows and respects the laws and regulations of the host state?” he asked, noting that such disrespect of Kuwaiti laws calls for immediate measures against the ambassador including legal measures and expelling him to be an example to others. “Will the government of the Philippines accept that our embassy violates its laws the way its ambassador to Kuwait did?” he demanded.
Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa said that the statement received by Kuwait authorities attributed to him being misquoted.
Villa reiterated that they always coordinate with the interior ministry every time the need to address concerns of the nationals regarding any situation is needed.
Meanwhile, two Filipinos involved in rescuing was reportedly arrested by Kuwait authorities. KUNA said the two “confessed to the crime in addition to other similar offenses that had been committed in various regions of the country.” However, the law which the authorities say they violated is unclear.