Forged percentages created by “teething” and perjury... brought down by fingerprint and investigations after 58 years
- A re-examination of the file after decades revealed that the witnesses’ names appeared in other forgery cases.
- Suspicions were reinforced upon reviewing the registry of heirs of the alleged Kuwaiti citizen father of (M).
- Nationality Investigation officers were able to determine his true Gulf name through his entry and exit movements.
- He has four wives... One registered as “stateless” was found to hold a Gulf nationality document.
- A preserved DNA sample of the fugitive settled the paternity issue... and proved he is not the brother of his alleged “siblings.”
- He is listed as part of a family comprising 28 sons and daughters from six wives... and their main file is currently under scrutiny and dismantling.
Even his escape from Kuwait two years ago did not prevent the Nationality Investigation department from uncovering his true identity and scientifically settling his paternity. The man, born in 1949 and granted Kuwaiti citizenship in 1968, left behind a preserved DNA sample with the Criminal Evidence department, while his entry and exit movements from the country led to his true Gulf name. This allowed the evidence to converge, revealing one of the most complex nationality cases, with ramifications extending to 153 individuals.
Case (M) is one of two files the Nationality Investigation department was working to finalize. His file was completed and presented to the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification, while the other file remains under investigation and scrutiny.
In detail, (M) obtained Kuwaiti citizenship in 1968 based on an age assessment (“teeth examination”) and witness testimony stating he was the son of a Kuwaiti citizen. However, a re-examination of the file after decades revealed that the names of the witnesses who testified on his behalf appeared in other forgery cases. This indicated a pattern of their repeated use in such false testimonies, suggesting the matter was not an isolated incident but a recurring pattern in other files.
Suspicion was further reinforced when reviewing the registry of heirs of the alleged Kuwaiti citizen father of (M). His name did not appear among the heirs, adding another indicator that his paternity to his alleged father was invalid.
As investigations expanded, Nationality Investigation officers were able to determine (M)’s true Gulf name by cross-referencing his entry and exit movements from Kuwait with Gulf records registered at border crossings and the airport. This enabled them to link the individual registered in the Kuwaiti citizenship file with his true Gulf identity.
Scrutiny extended to his family. (M) has four wives: two are registered in Kuwait as illegal residents (“stateless”), and two hold Gulf nationality. Investigations revealed that one of the wives registered as “stateless” possesses a Gulf nationality document, which the Nationality Investigation department managed to obtain a copy of.
Despite (M) being outside the country, Criminal Evidence held materials sufficient to scientifically settle the paternity issue. He had previously undergone DNA fingerprinting during a prior transaction, and his sample was preserved. Relevant authorities compared his DNA fingerprint with those of his alleged brothers, sons of the Kuwaiti citizen registered as his father. The results scientifically proved he is not their brother, adding conclusive evidence to the investigations, documents, and records previously gathered by the investigators.
The complexity of the case does not end with (M), as he is listed as part of a family comprising 28 sons and daughters from six wives on the file of the alleged Kuwaiti father. From the same file, citizenship was previously revoked from one of his brothers, along with his 129 dependents. The Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification then finalized the case of the second brother, (M), who has 43 sons and daughters. In total, his extended dependents number 153 individuals, all of whom had their citizenship revoked.
Thus, my decision to revoke citizenship in the case of the Shamlawi brothers encompasses 282 individuals as dependents, with 129 in the first file and 153 in file (M), excluding the brothers themselves. The larger file, which includes 28 sons and daughters, remains under scrutiny and disaggregation, alongside another subsidiary file still under investigation.
The trajectory of the case reflects the Citizenship Research Department’s reliance on a comprehensive system of evidence, rather than on any single indicator. This process begins with reviewing witnesses and enumerating heirs, proceeds through entry and exit records, as well as Kuwaiti and Gulf documents and restrictions, and culminates in DNA profiling and confessions, thereby providing results supported by corroborative evidence to the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification to determine the appropriate action in each case.
