Kuwait.. 7 Years in Prison and a Fine of 5.83 Million Dollars for a Syrian Who Impersonated a Citizen

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In a case that brings back to the forefront the issue of nationality forgery, the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Abdullah Al-Sane and the membership of judges Saud Al-Mutairi and Bassam Al-Ghuwainem, sentenced a Syrian to 7 years in prison, ordered him to repay 600,000 dinars, and fined him double the amount, totaling 1.8 million dinars (5.83 million dollars), in a case of forgery and impersonation of a Kuwaiti citizen.

The details of the case date back to 1971, when the father of the accused agreed with a Kuwaiti citizen to register his son in the citizenship file for a financial sum, allowing the accused to hold an undeserved status and benefit from the advantages of Kuwaiti nationality.

According to Al-Qabas newspaper, the accused exploited that status to work militarily in the Ministry of Defense, before the incident was uncovered following a dispute that arose between him and his Syrian siblings, who subsequently filed a complaint against him.

Following the complaint, the nationality investigation department managed to apprehend the accused, and upon confrontation, he detailed the incident, confirming that he had been aware of the truth since the year 2000. The accused was referred to trial, where the Court of Appeals issued its ruling today, including penalties of imprisonment, restitution, and fines, while it was revealed that the citizen registered in his nationality file is deceased.