"Forgery upon forgery"... Son of a forger exposes father and grandfather who added a son to his file

- “M” was arrested with Gulf documents in his possession... and admitted that “A” is not his father

- Comparison confirmed that the Kuwaiti and Gulf documents belong to the same individual

- “M” confessed: His alleged father is Gulf, not Kuwaiti

- A new examination revealed that the father himself is not the son of the grandfather registered in the file

- A preserved genetic sample of the grandfather from 2006 uncovered the extended chain of forgery

- 42 dependents, including sons and grandchildren, are under scrutiny; some sons are abroad

- The grandfather’s file remains open, with ongoing scrutiny of all names due to the availability of the genetic fingerprint sample

Citizenship Investigation Department officers successfully unraveled the complexities of a sprawling citizenship forgery case, which began with information about the addition of a son to the citizenship file of a person born in 1955. The scope of the investigation widened to reveal, according to inquiries and scientific tests, that the son was added fraudulently, and that the father himself was also registered in his father’s file through forgery. Sources familiar with the matter described to Al-Rai that this is one of the cases characterized as “forgery within forgery, and forgery within that forgery.”

Investigators identified the true name of the alleged son and placed a security alert on his name. It emerged that “A” had left Kuwait about six months earlier, seemingly anticipating the extensive scrutiny underway on citizenship files.

“M” was arrested about five months ago, and Gulf documents were found in his possession. When questioned about his relationship with “A,” he stated that the latter was a friend of his real father, and that his father was Gulf. He added that “A” himself (the alleged father) was also Gulf, not Kuwaiti.

A comparison was conducted between the Kuwaiti documents and the Gulf documents found in “M”’s possession, revealing that the photograph attached to the documents belonged to the same individual.

According to inquiries, the officially registered father of “A,” who died in 2020, had a genetic fingerprint sample preserved with the General Administration of Criminal Evidence since 2006, after he underwent a procedure requiring sample collection.

“A” has 42 full dependents, including “M,” who was fraudulently registered in his file, as well as biological sons. However, the investigation results placed all dependents under scrutiny, given that “A” himself was proven to be Gulf by origin, not Kuwaiti, and his citizenship was registered fraudulently. Consequently, all dependents are considered non-Kuwaiti, as their father was fraudulently registered in the citizenship file.

Sources confirmed that the grandfather’s file remains open for the Citizenship Investigation Department to scrutinize all names registered therein, particularly given the availability of his preserved genetic fingerprint sample, which can be used to establish or refute familial ties with other names in the file.

According to information, some sons are abroad, while others, or some of them, are inside Kuwait. All names will be scrutinized until the examination and verification of the file are completed.

Sources emphasized that this approach is followed by relevant authorities in every file where a case of forgery is confirmed. The scrutiny does not stop at the discovered case but extends to the entire file and all associated names, utilizing genetic fingerprints, fingerprints, documents, databases, and all available scientific means for verification.