Kuwait Police Course Application Reveals Massive Citizenship Forgery
KUWAIT CITY, June 20: A recent investigation sparked by registration procedures for a police training course has exposed a significant case of forged citizenship files involving 39 individuals.
The discovery occurred last February when applicants for the police course were required to submit detailed family information, including names of paternal and maternal uncles. While reviewing one applicant's submission, the admissions committee noticed incomplete information regarding an uncle listed in the family records. When questioned, the applicant claimed unfamiliarity with the individual.
This raised suspicion, prompting authorities to summon the applicant's father and uncles to the Nationality Affairs Department for further inquiry. During questioning, they denied any relation to the uncle in question and revealed that their father had added the individual to their citizenship file without their knowledge.
Further investigation revealed that the person falsely recorded as an uncle was currently residing outside Kuwait. To verify familial relationships, DNA samples were collected from the applicant's father, uncles, and one of the sons of the individual suspected of forgery. The DNA results confirmed that the father and uncles were indeed siblings, but the person added as an uncle was not biologically related.
Authorities subsequently uncovered that this forged individual's affiliation extended to 39 people whose citizenship status was affected by the fraudulent addition.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by Kuwaiti authorities to safeguard the integrity of citizenship records and to prevent fraudulent claims that exploit family connections for illegal nationality benefits. Investigations are ongoing to determine further actions against those involved in the forgery.
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