KUWAIT CITY, June 20: Kuwaiti security authorities have uncovered a complex case of dual-level citizenship fraud involving a Syrian national and his biological uncle, both of whom had falsely obtained Kuwaiti nationality. According to informed security sources, the investigation was triggered when the General Department of Nationality Affairs received intelligence suggesting a Kuwaiti citizen may have acquired his nationality through fraudulent means, and that his siblings, still residing in Kuwait, were Syrian nationals.

Acting swiftly, authorities apprehended the Syrian siblings, including the main suspect, who was caught at Kuwait International Airport while attempting to flee the country. Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to being illegally added to the nationality file of a Kuwaiti citizen. Further probing revealed that the person who had enabled the fraud — listed in official records as his father — was his biological uncle, who himself had obtained Kuwaiti citizenship fraudulently years earlier.

Investigators are now working to gather complete legal documentation on the uncle’s case in preparation for further legal action. Meanwhile, the Syrian national’s forged citizenship file was submitted to the Supreme Committee for Nationality Affairs, which issued a formal revocation of his Kuwaiti nationality.

It was further revealed that the accused has no children or other registered dependents, and that his Kuwaiti wife had no knowledge of his forged identity. DNA testing was used as part of the evidence in the case, and the man has since been referred to the Public Prosecution, along with his siblings, for legal proceedings. He is currently being held in the central prison as investigations continue.