New Law Encircles Forgers: Revocation of Forger's Nationality and Affiliation
- Referring all those proven guilty to the Public Prosecution to safeguard the state’s rights and preserve national identity.
- 19 cases of “dual nationals,” some of whom were proven to hold other nationalities, including children who lived abroad with their mothers.
The Supreme Committee for the Realization of Citizenship, chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, expanded the scope of its handling of citizenship forgery cases during its latest meeting. The meeting saw the application of the discretionary power granted to the committee under Article 13 of the provisions of the new Citizenship Law, the completion of investigations into one of the largest forgery files, and the revelation of new facts that led to the revocation of citizenship from dozens of individuals and their dependents, based on conclusive evidence supported by investigations, evidence, documents, and DNA profiling.
The meeting also saw the application of Article 13, Paragraph 6 of the new Citizenship Law to a deceased naturalized citizen, after it was proven that he had added two sons who were not his biological children—one Syrian and one Gulf national—to his file, claiming them as his own. The committee exercised its legally mandated discretionary power and revoked citizenship from him and all his dependents. Investigations also revealed that he had registered four fictitious names, while he actually had only six biological children out of the 12 names registered on his file.
The committee continued its review of one of the largest forgery files, raising the number of individuals whose citizenship was revoked in this case to 520, after adding a new file comprising 53 individuals. Investigations into the original file are ongoing to ascertain the truth about its owner. Previously, the committee had handled 467 cases, including a former Member of Parliament and a former advisor, within a file known for polygamy and the addition of names through forgery.
The committee also reviewed the case of a naturalized citizen who had added two individuals of Syrian origin to his file as his sons, before investigations and DNA profiling proved they were not his sons but rather the sons of his brother. The investigations led to the identification of their Syrian siblings within Kuwait and confirmed their true identities. Legal procedures remain ongoing regarding the file and its dependents.
In another case, DNA profiling and investigations revealed that a naturalized citizen had not registered his biological children on his file, but instead added two sons of his Gulf national brother, claiming them as his own. Tests confirmed their paternity to their Gulf father, and the committee decided to revoke citizenship from them and their 34 children, referring the case to the Public Prosecution to take the necessary legal actions.
Among the files presented to the committee were also cases of dual nationality, totaling 19 cases. These included instances where it was proven that the individuals held another nationality, or involved Kuwaiti children who lived abroad with their mothers and obtained other official documents.
Sources familiar with the matter told Al-Rai that the committee is continuing to review citizenship files, relying on DNA profiling, security investigations, confessions, documents, and records. This approach aims to conclusively resolve forgery cases with scientific and legal evidence, while referring all those proven guilty to the Public Prosecution to safeguard the state’s rights and preserve national identity.
