KUWAIT CITY, May 14: In Kuwait’s ongoing crackdown on forged citizenship cases, authorities have completed investigations into a Kuwaiti citizen who had 36 children registered under his name. In 2016, the man admitted that only 16 of the children were biologically his, while the remaining 20 were not.

Details of the case, which came to light in February, indicated that procedures were underway after the citizenship of two individuals, part of a larger case involving 120 people, was revoked. According to sources, the investigation is being carried out case by case, with each file undergoing rigorous verification through scientific evidence and DNA testing. The Supreme Committee overseeing the process is determined to rely on documented genetic proof rather than unverified claims. Once a file is thoroughly examined, it is forwarded for appropriate legal action, including potential revocation of citizenship.

Investigations also revealed that one of the falsely registered sons, aged 20, who had previously fled Kuwait, had committed further forgery by adding a child who was not his own to his dependency record. He has since been sentenced to seven years in prison for forgery.

The case centers on a man who fraudulently obtained Kuwaiti citizenship and expanded the deception by registering individuals as his children, including one who, born in 1953, has 86 people affiliated with his file. This alarming number suggests multiple layers of fraud. Authorities emphasize the importance of completing all legal procedures to uncover the full extent of the forgeries.