14/02/2025
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14/02/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 14: During a recent committee meeting reviewing cases of forgery, one of the most striking instances involved a Kuwaiti citizen who had obtained citizenship from the establishment and passed away in 2020. It was discovered that an individual had been falsely added to his nationality file as his son, despite having no biological relation to him.
According to reliable sources, the forgery was initially uncovered in 2016. At the time, the elderly Kuwaiti citizen was investigated and subsequently admitted that the person listed as his son was not, in fact, his biological child. Following this revelation, authorities conducted further investigations into all the children registered under his file to verify their identities.
Upon further scrutiny, the man was questioned about the other children's legitimacy in his nationality records. Genetic fingerprinting tests were conducted as part of the verification process. The investigation revealed that he had fraudulently registered many fictitious children—none of whom were his. In a shocking admission, the citizen confessed that he had systematically added newborns to his file, registering a new child each year to claim government child allowances.
The investigation exposed the full scale of the deception. The man admitted to falsely registering more than 15 non-existent children as part of what was described as a form of "family panic." However, upon further examination, authorities discovered that his file contained as many as 36 individuals.
In 2016, the Nationality Investigations Department took corrective action by distinguishing between the citizen’s real and fake children. Genetic fingerprinting was employed to establish biological relationships, and the last falsely added son was officially removed from the nationality records. However, the case remained unresolved due to political pressures, as the man held significant electoral influence in his district.
The Supreme Committee for Nationality recently revisited the case, analyzing all associated implications. The review revealed an even more complex web of fraudulent registrations. Each of the 15 falsely added children had, in turn, registered additional individuals under their files, with numbers ranging between 10 to 15 people per person.
As a result of the ongoing investigations, the citizenship of two of the forged sons was officially revoked. Authorities discovered that approximately 120 individuals were linked to their files alone. Several other fraudulent registrations had already been revoked in previous actions. The relevant authorities are now in the final stages of completing the necessary legal procedures to establish conclusive evidence for the withdrawal of remaining fraudulent citizenships.
This case highlights the extent of systemic forgery within nationality records and the challenges faced by authorities in rectifying such large-scale fraudulent activities. The ongoing investigation underscores the government’s commitment to ensuring the integrity of Kuwait’s citizenship system.
