KUWAIT CITY, Dec 25: A high-ranking source warned that forgery in nationality files involving individuals who legislate and have access to state secrets poses a serious threat, stressing that a member of parliament—tasked with upholding the Constitution and the law—cannot be complicit through silence or concealment. Any cover-up, the source said, undermines the authority of the law and erodes public confidence in the legislature and its oversight role. All those involved, whether forgers or those who concealed the crimes, must be referred to the Public Prosecution, with accountability enforced without exception.

The source said the outcome of the latest meeting of the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation was far from routine, revealing extensive manipulation and tampering of nationality records that have distorted Kuwaiti national identity and deprived deserving citizens of their rights by unlawfully including thousands of ineligible individuals. The meeting, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, uncovered that these violations extend into the legislative branch itself, specifically the National Assembly, with two clear cases of forgery found in the nationality documents of two former MPs who both have legal backgrounds.

The committee decided to withdraw Kuwaiti citizenship in several cases, in preparation for submission to the Cabinet, under grounds including fraud and false statements (forgery), Articles Seven and Eight related to the supreme interests of the state, as well as cases categorized under “distinguished deeds.”

According to the source, one case involves a former MP whose non-Kuwaiti uncle was falsely registered in his father’s nationality file as a brother, effectively making him appear as the MP’s uncle-turned-brother,” despite lacking Kuwaiti nationality. The source noted that the former MP continued to legislate, access sensitive state information, participate in committees, and influence decision-making without taking any steps to correct this serious defect in his nationality record.

Another case concerns a former MP whose supposed brother, listed in the father’s nationality file, was found to be a fabricated entry. This amounted to forgery, misappropriation of public funds, and the submission of false information. Despite this, the individual actively participated in lawmaking, committee work, and voting within the National Assembly.

The source confirmed that all those involved in these cases will be referred to the Public Prosecution and subjected to full legal action, whether they committed the forgery or covered it up. He emphasized that the gravity of these cases lies in the fact that the violations involved former lawmakers who exercised legislative authority and accessed state secrets, not ordinary citizens. Such breaches, he said, strike at the legitimacy of parliamentary representation, shake the constitutional foundations of the legislative institution, and raise serious concerns about the integrity of the legal system as a whole.

The source concluded that when a lawmaker is involved in forgery or conceals it, the issue escalates from an administrative violation to a direct assault on the rule of law and the credibility of its enforcement, severely weakening public trust in the National Assembly and its oversight role. Accountability, he stressed, must be comprehensive, with no red lines or special considerations.