Gulf citizen, daughter get 7-year jail term, 1.5 million dinars fine
. . . in fake nationality case
The Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Dr. Khaled Al-Amira, has sentenced a Gulf woman and her father to seven years in prison with hard labor and imposed a fine of KD 1.5 million after convicting them in a long-running case involving the forgery of Kuwaiti nationality dating back to 1995.
The court found that the defendants impersonated a deceased Kuwaiti citizen through forged documents in order to unlawfully obtain Kuwaiti nationality and its associated benefits, including salaries, pension payments, and a government housing unit.
The fraudulent scheme, which reportedly continued until 2025, enabled the accused to unlawfully benefit from state entitlements over several decades before being uncovered.
The court’s ruling brings an end to one of the most prolonged nationality fraud cases, underscoring the judiciary’s strict stance on identity forgery and misuse of public funds.
