"Article One"... Not Immunity or a Shield for Insulting Kuwait and Its Leadership

- The Supreme Commission activates Article 14 of the new law and strips citizenship from a number of Kuwaitis who hold it under Article One.

- Special security sources to Al-Rai: Firmness will be applied to anyone who dares to insult Kuwait, its leadership, and the Kuwaiti people, or attempt to mislead them into believing they live in a fragile state.

- Those stripped of their citizenship left Kuwait at different times... each has their own story, and behind every escape lies a tale.

- They attacked the political system, the government, security agencies, and the judiciary... and engaged in making accusations, casting doubt, and questioning legitimacy.

- Their actions undermine the dignity of the state, destabilize its economic, social, and political systems, and incite the overthrow of the ruling system.

- Their activities were not limited to domestic incitement; their attempts extended abroad. Although their methods varied, their ultimate goal was one and the same.

- Some insulted Gulf and sister states... and escape does not absolve one from the consequences of their actions, nor can it be ignored.

In a move reflecting a new, firm approach to confronting organized campaigns of insult against the state, and underscoring that persistent insults toward Kuwait and incitement against its government and system have come to an end, the Supreme Commission for Kuwaiti Citizenship has decided to activate Article 14 of the new Citizenship Law. It ruled to strip citizenship from several Kuwaitis who hold it under “Article One,” after it was established that they committed violations undermining the dignity of the state and its economic, social, and political systems.

Special security sources told Al-Rai that the Supreme Commission adopted important decisions during its latest meeting, calling for firmness against anyone who dares to insult Kuwait, its leadership, sister states and their leaderships, and the Kuwaiti people, or attempt to mislead them into believing they live in a fragile state.

The sources stated that these individuals, who hold citizenship under “Article One,” left Kuwait at different times, each with their own reasons and motives for departure. However, they continued to attack Kuwait’s political system, government, security agencies, and judiciary, persistently making accusations, casting doubt, and questioning legitimacy, thereby undermining the dignity of the state, destabilizing its economic, social, and political systems, and inciting the overthrow of the ruling system.

They added that the activities of these individuals were not limited to domestic incitement; their attempts extended abroad. Although their methods of insulting Kuwait varied, their ultimate goal remained the same. Some also insulted Gulf and sister states and their ruling systems, inciting against them.

The sources emphasized that the Supreme Commission decided in its latest meeting to activate Article 14 of the new Citizenship Law and strip citizenship from these individuals, noting that their citizenship was granted under “Article One.” They stressed that “escape does not absolve one from the consequences of their actions, nor can it be ignored.”

Highlighting that each fugitive has their own story and that behind every escape lies a tale, and that each has a historical record from the beginning up to the point of citizenship revocation, the sources stressed that “efforts to destabilize the economic, social, and political system, persistently insult Kuwait, engage in persistent vulgarity, persistently tarnish Kuwait’s image abroad, persistently incite Kuwaitis against their government and system, call for protests and gatherings, whether domestically or internationally against Kuwait, as well as shifting personal problems onto the state and holding it responsible, will no longer go unpunished.”

She affirmed that “the era of audacity and insults directed at Kuwait by fugitives abroad has ended, the era of false accusations and undermining the state and its political leadership has ended, the era of seeking to subvert the state’s system has ended, and so has the era of deceiving citizens and sowing doubt in their country and government.”

Al-Rai learned that the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, chose to leave these files in the hands of the members of the Supreme Committee for the Realization of Kuwaiti Nationality during the meeting, which was attended by several security leaders. He excused himself from the meeting, leaving the Supreme Committee full freedom to question security officials and inquire about all details in his absence, without any potential influence that might arise from his presence.

The attendees reached a single decision, based on complete conviction and without any interference from Al-Yousef.

By decree, upon the proposal of the Minister of Interior and with the approval of the Supreme Committee for the Realization of Kuwaiti Nationality, Kuwaiti nationality may be revoked from anyone who holds it in the following cases:

2. If he worked for the benefit of a foreign state that is at war with Kuwait, or if political relations had been severed with that state.

3. If he joined an organization whose objectives include undermining Kuwait’s social, economic, or political system, or if a court convicted him of crimes that the judgment specifies as affecting his loyalty to his country and undermining its social, economic, or political system. In this case, Kuwaiti nationality may also be revoked from his sons, even if they are descendants.

4. If he intentionally added to his nationality file or the nationality file of another person who is not his son or descendant, and this was established through an investigation conducted by the Supreme Committee for the Realization of Kuwaiti Nationality or by a final court judgment. In this case, nationality revocation applies solely to the individual concerned.

No one will escape accountability from now on: