Kuwait was set to begin questioning on Tuesday (April 18th) of a suspected "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) extremist deported from the Philippines as it remanded four relatives in custody, AFP reported.
Hussein al-Dhafiri was arrested in an upscale district of Manila late last month along with his Syrian wife Rahaf Zina on suspicion of being members of ISIL and of planning attacks in both countries, the emirate's media reported.
He was deported to Kuwait on Friday (April 14th) to stand trial in his home country on charges of membership of a banned organisation and of plotting attacks.
His wife, whom he married after her high-ranking ISIL commander husband was killed in Syria, remains in custody in the Philippines pending deportation to Qatar, from where she entered the islands.
Judicial authorities in Kuwait have remanded four relatives of al-Dhafiri in custody for 21 days pending further inquiries, al-Qabas newspaper reported.
They face similar charges to al-Dhafiri, the paper said.
Philippine Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said on Thursday that al-Dhafiri was suspected of manufacturing explosives and of possible operational planning against Kuwait.
A statement issued by the Kuwaiti embassy in Manila on Friday said evidence was obtained by the emirate's security services that al-Dhafiri was "planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the State of Kuwait".
