KUWAIT CITY, 15 February 2005 — The forensic examination of the body of an alleged terror chief who died in police custody clearly shows the cause of death was heart failure, Kuwait’s interior minister said yesterday.
“The forensic report is very clear,” that Amer Khlaif Al-Enezi died of heart failure, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told reporters in Parliament.
“The report of the hospital where he died also confirms the forensic report and shows there was no trace of torture on his body,” the minister said.
Kuwaiti Islamists have called for an independent investigation of the death of Enezi, the leader of a cell allegedly linked to Al-Qaeda.
“Why should we torture Enezi... after he confessed to all the acts he had carried out... Why are some people trying to cast doubts,” against security forces, Sheikh Nawaf said.
The parliamentary human rights committee and the minister are to discuss the issue and other complaints of torture by Kuwaiti police tomorrow.
