Dead in 1977 Returns to Add 21 People to His Kuwaiti Citizenship File
Key takeaways
- According to informed sources, the original citizen was born in 1947, had a valid legal status and unquestioned Kuwaiti citizenship, and had served in the Ministry of Defense after reaching adulthood.
- He died in 1977, was buried with an official burial permit, and, according to investigations, was unmarried and had no children at the time of his death.
- However, the case took a shocking turn years later.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti authorities are investigating a dramatic nationality forgery case in which an individual allegedly assumed the identity of a Kuwaiti citizen who had been dead since 1977, using old gaps in death registration and civil data systems to build an official file that later became linked to 21 people.
According to informed sources, the original citizen was born in 1947, had a valid legal status and unquestioned Kuwaiti citizenship, and had served in the Ministry of Defense after reaching adulthood.
He died in 1977, was buried with an official burial permit, and, according to investigations, was unmarried and had no children at the time of his death.