Imprisonment of 'Syrian with Forged Nationality' and Order to Repay 1.8 Million Dinars

The Court of Appeal, presided over by Senior Judge Abdullah Al-Sanea and with Judges Saud Al-Mutairi and Bassam Al-Ghuwainim as members, sentenced a Syrian national who had fraudulently obtained Kuwaiti citizenship to seven years in prison, ordered him to repay 600,000 Kuwaiti dinars, and imposed a fine equal to twice that amount, in a case involving his false attribution to a Kuwaiti citizen who died in 1971. The details of the case trace back to an agreement between the father of the fraudulent Syrian national and a Kuwaiti citizen, whereby the son would be registered under the Kuwaiti citizen’s nationality file in exchange for a financial payment. Following this arrangement, the individual lived for approximately 55 years as a Kuwaiti and served as a military officer in the Ministry of Defense. After a dispute arose between him and his Syrian brothers, they filed a complaint against him, leading to his arrest by the Nationality Investigation Department. The defendant confessed in detail to the crime, and the case was referred to the court, which issued its ruling.