KUWAIT CITY, April 12: As the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation continues to examine various cases—mainly those involving forgery and serious fraudulent activity, the recent decision to revoke the citizenship of 66 individuals stems from a single case. This case involved one individual whose forged citizenship file led to the registration of 66 people under false pretenses.

According to sources, the original case involved a deceased man who falsely obtained Kuwaiti citizenship in the 1960s and was registered under Article 1 of a Kuwaiti citizen’s file. He and two of his sons worked in the oil sector, while his other sons held positions in the Ministries of Interior, Education, and Electricity.

Investigations by the Nationality Investigations Department uncovered suspicions of forgery. The inquiry revealed that the deceased’s sons had an uncle living in Kuwait who held Syrian citizenship and hailed from a village in Al Bukamal. DNA testing confirmed that this man was indeed the brother of the deceased and the biological uncle of his sons, exposing the forged identity.

The Syrian uncle had previously been registered as "bedoun" (stateless) and worked for the Ministry of Defense. He declared his original Syrian nationality in the year 2000 when the government urged "bedoun" individuals to disclose their true nationalities or risk losing government jobs.

Further investigations revealed that the uncle’s wife had also fraudulently obtained Kuwaiti citizenship, which was revoked in late 2024. Her father's citizenship had been revoked in 2001, but she managed to regain citizenship in 2012 due to her good conduct—only to have it revoked again in 2024.

Sources also disclosed that the original citizenship file used by the deceased Syrian was previously flagged as forged. One of its registrants had their citizenship revoked in November 2024. Authorities emphasized that any file suspected of forgery remains under ongoing investigation until it is definitively proven clean, confirming that all listed individuals are legitimate descendants of the original citizen.