Security boosts economic development

Manama, Feb. 9 (BNA): Information and Parliament Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al Hammadi stressed the importance of the provision of secure environment to increase the inflow of investments to develop the communities, noting the positive outcome of beefing up security for its effect on the economic sector and the whole community. Addressing the Council of Representatives discussion of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee's report on Law Bill 58/2006 regarding cancellation of clause (233 ditto) of the Penal Code issued by Law Decree 15/1976 associated with Decree 63/2015, the minister asserted the significance of the legislation currently being discussed aimed at toughening the penalties to prevent the spread of scary malpractices. Al Hammadi said the stronger the pillars of security have been cemented, the more the economic environment flourishes. Today this regulation comes to toughen the penalty to prevent such malpractices and to eliminate them altogether from our community. We should not overlook the negative impacts on the community, family and individuals faced by roadblocks whenever they come out of their homes. Such malpractices have negative impacts on children and families which ingrains a sense of insecurity in them, he explained. The minister added that everybody knows that such negative malpractices taking place on our public streets attrite a lot of effort, time and public money which all of us are keen to save and to use properly for the sake of community and human resources development to attract more investments and ensure the sustainability of national development.