KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14: Forgery may hide for decades, but justice has a long memory. A landmark investigation has reopened a citizenship case dating back to the 1970s, uncovering shocking revelations about fraudulent registration within a Kuwaiti tribe.

The case, originally documented by Captain Abdullah Al-Tayyar, came back into the spotlight after social media reports highlighted the presence of four Iraqis claiming ties to a Kuwaiti family. Back then, the Kuwaiti father had admitted registering them “out of compassion,” listing them as his sons. The committee’s 2025 reopening aimed to verify the truth with modern DNA testing.

Results confirmed that while some of the registered children were genuine biological descendants of the deceased Kuwaiti citizen, others were not. Two of the alleged children were conclusively proven to have no biological connection, while a third has been on the run for seven months with his only daughter, making tests currently impossible. Authorities are moving to revoke the citizenship of the fugitive and his daughter, pending DNA testing if they submit an appeal.

The investigation also revealed documented confessions from one of the falsely registered descendants, who admitted that they originally belonged to another tribe and had no legitimate claim to the Kuwaiti nationality.

The committee’s findings showed the scale of the fraud:

With nearly all evidence and DNA tests confirming the fraud, the only unresolved chapter lies with the fugitive and his daughter, who now bear the burden of proving their claims. This case underscores Kuwait’s relentless pursuit of justice, no matter how many years pass.