The Embassy of Kuwait in Canada

My lawyer in Canada sent letters to the 10 potential accused on 04 August 2024 by email. Because 6 of the 10 are former senior officials in the government, on 07 August my lawyer sent a copy of the letters to the embassy of Kuwait in Ottawa. Technically, the embassy has no standing. This is a criminal case against the individuals, however, it relies on the findings in a UN report against the State.

Everything was sent by email and very quickly, the same day, the embassy wrote back to my lawyer asking to speak. It was too late to call back that day because the embassy closes at 3 pm. But next morning they called my lawyer again, early. A strange conversation ensued ...

A secretary at the embassy called Rasheeda Hasan called and asked my lawyer what these letters are. The lawyer said "it is a letter to the ambassador". Ms Hasan said that they must be served via the Canadian ministry of Foreign Affairs. The lawyer explained this is just a letter, the embassy is not part of the dispute and only court documents can be served via the ministry. Ms Hasan was not interested and said the letter must be sent via the ministry. She added that she could give my lawyer the ambassador's email address but it will make no difference.

My lawyer double-checked and looked up the law and it is very clear: only court documents need to be "served" via the ministry, not simple letters. My lawyer wrote back to the embassy explaining this, but no reply so far.

So, are people in the embassy of Kuwait in Ottawa genuinely stupid, to the point where they do not know the difference between court proceedings and letters? Or are they just pretending to be stupid to avoid the subject matter?

Maybe the minister of foreign affairs in Kuwait can answer ...