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Gulf Insider
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Kuwait Uncovers Major Citizenship Fraud By Single Syrian Family
Kuwait has revoked the nationality of 108 people after uncovering an elaborate fraud orchestrated by an extended Syrian family, the Ministry of Interior announced. According to local media reports, the investigation, months in the making, began when a man was stopped while trying to flee through Kuwait International Airport. Under questioning, he admitted he had obtained Kuwaiti nationality illegally and revealed that several of his siblings were in fact his Syrian brothers, all posing as Kuwaitis. At the centre of the scheme, officials say, was a Syrian national who had forged documents to be listed as the father of dozens of others. His civil file eventually ballooned to include 53 names, none of whom had legitimate claims to citizenship. Further digging exposed his brother, who had used marriage records and falsified kinship documents to extend the fake family tree. Together, the brothers built an interlocking network of fraudulent files that spanned generations, marriages and dependents. Using DNA testing, investigators proved there were no biological ties to the Kuwaiti citizens under whose lineage they claimed to belong. The probe, which officials describe as the most sophisticated of its kind, is still widening. Kuwait's Supreme Nationality Investigation Committee is reviewing hundreds of additional cases, and more than 200 Syrians are expected to lose their citizenship in the coming weeks. Kuwait recently revoked the citizenship of more than 1,060 individuals in what is being described as the largest nationality fraud operation in the country's history, following an intensive investigation that uncovered decades-long networks of forged identities and falsified records. The investigation was led by the Supreme Committee for the Investigation of Kuwaiti Nationality, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior's Nationality Investigation Department. The campaign uncovered decades-old fraud networks involving forged identities, false family claims, and dual nationalities.
Arab Times
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Over 200 Syrians To Be Exposed In Kuwait Citizenship Forgery Scandal
KUWAIT CITY, July 19: Syrians who obtained Kuwaiti citizenship through forgery are on the verge of being uncovered. According to the sources, the files related to these forgeries were personally delivered by Kuwaiti officials to First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef during his recent one-day official visit, which began in Beirut and continued to Damascus. In Damascus, Sheikh Fahad held a four-hour meeting with Syrian officials to discuss the matter, present the files, and reinforce cooperation between the two countries. Both sides agreed to examine and match the evidence from Kuwait with Syrian records in an effort to expose the forgers and bring clarity to these fraudulent cases. Exclusive sources confirmed that the upcoming session of Kuwait's Supreme Nationality Investigation Committee will review evidence in over 200 cases involving Syrians suspected of fraudulently acquiring Kuwaiti nationality. These individuals are expected to lose their citizenship once the investigations conclude. Addressing Syrians holding forged Kuwaiti citizenship, the sources stated that the Damascus discussions were 'successful and productive,' and those involved should consider themselves exposed. Citizenship withdrawal, they emphasized, is inevitable. The sources also urged any Syrian involved in such forgery to voluntarily come forward, confess, and request to regularize their status as a gesture of good faith. Doing so may lead to possible solutions and reduce the legal and financial consequences they could otherwise face. 'No one who has forged citizenship should believe they are safe,' the sources warned. 'We will not allow Kuwait's identity, resources, and rights to be exploited by those who do not deserve them.'
Arab Times
16-02-2025
- Arab Times
Which category of criminals to lose Kuwaiti nationality?
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 16: The Supreme Nationality Investigation Committee has decided to revoke Kuwaiti nationality under Article 13, Paragraph 2 of the Kuwaiti Nationality Law No. 15/1959 and its amendments, in 16 cases involving various types of crimes including crimes against honor and trust , reports Al-Rai daily. These cases are the following: - Census of 1965: 1. Committed the crime of forgery in official documents and money laundering, for which a final court ruling was issued. 2. Conviction for drug trafficking, resulting in a 15-year prison sentence. - Children of Kuwaiti women: 1. Conviction in a case of sexual assault of a woman without her consent, and several other cases that resulted in final judicial rulings. 2. Conviction for drug trafficking and theft cases, all resulting in final rulings. 3. Conviction for theft involving violence, for which a prison sentence is being served. 4. Conviction for money laundering, with a final sentence of 10 years in prison. - Those granted Kuwaiti citizenship for exceptional services to Kuwait: 1. Conviction for embezzling public funds, with a five-year prison sentence. 2. Conviction for forging official documents, with a five-year prison sentence. - Children of naturalized individuals who subsequently obtained Kuwaiti citizenship: 1. Over 18 years old and has a final judgment for possessing narcotic substances for trafficking and use. 2. Convicted of kidnapping by force and threat, sentenced to 10 years in prison, then committed premeditated murder and was sentenced to death. 3. Son of a Kuwaiti woman convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years in prison. 4. Convicted of forgery in an official document 5. Convicted of drug use and dumping the body of a drug user who died from an overdose. 6. Convicted by a final judgment in a drug trafficking case. 7. Sentenced to death for premeditated murder. 8. Convicted to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking.
