“Fake” Wives Who Gave Birth on Paper

- The total number of individuals whose citizenship has been revoked in the file so far is 244, comprising the four “sons” and their dependents.

- Previously, citizenship was revoked from two cases and their dependents, totaling 113 and 51 individuals, respectively. In the current meeting, it was revoked from two additional cases and their dependents, totaling 22 and 58 individuals.

- The file pertains to a Kuwaiti citizen by naturalization who died in 2021 and had six wives, three of whom were real.

- The biological brothers previously denied any sibling relationship with two of the “alleged brothers,” and have now denied it for two others as well.

- (N), born in 1953, is deceased. Thirteen sons and one daughter are registered under his file, bringing his total dependents to 22 individuals.

- (S) is also deceased. Sixteen sons and one daughter are registered under his file, with a total dependent count of 58 individuals, including grandchildren.

- Both (N) and (S) are absent from the heirs’ inventory. DNA testing of their children confirmed they are not descendants of the deceased grandfather.

- One of (N)’s daughters is under scrutiny. Information indicates she obtained another Gulf nationality through forgery, with suspicions that she may hold a third Gulf nationality.

The forgery case did not end with two Gulf nationals who were proven to have unlawfully obtained Kuwaiti citizenship; rather, their downfall marked the beginning of a comprehensive review of an entire family tree. The two women involved prompted the Citizenship Investigation Department to subject the file owner’s sons to scrutiny and DNA testing. This process led to the discovery of two additional “sons” who share no blood ties with the deceased father, raising the total number of cases and their dependents whose citizenship has been revoked to 244.

The file concerns a Kuwaiti citizen who acquired nationality by naturalization and died in 2021. Registered under his name were 28 sons and daughters from six wives, three of whom were real. The other three were merely old registration entries for fictitious wives lacking civil ID numbers, used to add fictitious children under their names. Crucially, a DNA sample from the father had been preserved by the Criminal Evidence Department from a previous case, becoming a scientific key after his death to re-examine all familial ties in the file.

Of the 28 sons and daughters, DNA tests and comparison with the father’s sample confirmed that 17 were his biological children. One son is deceased, one daughter currently resides abroad, and DNA test results for five sons are still pending. Previously, it was established that two others were not the file owner’s sons, and a decision was made to revoke their citizenship and that of their dependents, totaling 113 individuals for the first case and 51 for the second.

The 17 biological brothers, who had previously denied any sibling relationship with the two individuals whose citizenship was revoked earlier, also denied that the two new individuals presented to the committee were their siblings. DNA test results further confirmed that they were not sons of the deceased father.

The first individual, (N), was born in 1953 and is deceased. Thirteen sons and one daughter are registered under his file, bringing his total dependents to 22. It was also revealed that his name does not appear in the inventory of the alleged deceased father’s heirs, providing an additional indicator of the falsity of his lineage.

Since (N) could not be tested due to his death, the Citizenship Investigation Department collected DNA samples from two of his sons and compared them with the preserved sample of the alleged grandfather held by the Criminal Evidence Department. The results definitively proved that they were not his grandsons, serving as additional evidence alongside the denial by the biological brothers, and confirming that their father was fraudulently added to the deceased’s citizenship file.

As part of the ongoing investigation into (N)’s file, one of his sons is alive and has not yet undergone DNA testing. Information received by the Citizenship Investigation Department indicates that she obtained another Gulf nationality through forgery, with suspicions that she may hold a third Gulf nationality. Her file remains under investigation and scrutiny.

As for the second individual (S), who is also deceased, his file lists 16 children, with a total of 58 dependents including grandchildren. It was also revealed that his name does not appear in the list of heirs of his presumed father.

The Citizenship Investigation Department summoned three of (S)’s sons and conducted DNA fingerprint tests on them. Their samples were then compared with those of the presumed deceased grandfather, conclusively proving that they are not his grandchildren. This confirmed the invalidity of their paternity claim and aligned with the denial of sibling ties by their biological brothers.

A review of the file and its initial details revealed that information had previously reached the Citizenship Investigation Department regarding two Gulf nationals who had obtained Kuwaiti citizenship through forgery. The authenticity of this information was verified, leading to the revocation of citizenship from them and their dependents. This development prompted a comprehensive review of the entire family file, subjecting all registered individuals to DNA testing to verify their lineage and eligibility.

The expanded scrutiny to date has confirmed four cases of forgery within the file. Two of these cases had already been resolved, with citizenship revoked from the individuals and their dependents. The evidence was recently finalized in the cases of individuals (N) and (S), whose names did not appear in the presumed father’s list of heirs. Their biological brothers denied any sibling relationship with them, and DNA testing conclusively disproved their claimed lineage.

Based on the conclusive evidence, the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification decided to revoke the citizenship of (N) and (S), as well as that of their 22 and 58 dependents, respectively.

Consequently, the total number of individuals affected by the revocation across the four confirmed forgery cases in this file has risen to 244. This includes 113 and 51 individuals in the two previously resolved cases, and 22 and 58 in the two cases finalized during the recent meeting.