KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: The Ministry of Electricity and Water announced an unidentified person broke into the Emergency Services Department of the Electricity Distribution Networks Sector in the Sabhan area, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

The daily added, the man who was allegedly abnormal was spotted by the employees and stopped and called the when the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior. However, the daily added, the infiltrator who was carrying a piece of wood assaulted two employees who had to be given first aid for the sporadic injuries at the area hospital. When police reached the spot, they controlled him, handcuffed him and took him to the area police station.

The Ministry of Electricity affirmed its keenness to follow up the issue with the competent authorities, and that it will not neglect the rights of its employees and ensure their safety.

On the other hand, informed sources told the daily the decision to restore the fingerprint system to mark entry and exit of employees in all ministries is with the Civil Service Commission, pointing out that the ministry is currently discussing the possibility of floating the tender to install 550 new fingerprint devices – the type of devices that were in use before the spread of the corona virus.