The Kuwaiti government revoked the citizenship of 3 thousand 43 people on fraud, cheating and other charges.
According to Arab media, 2,863 people from 54 countries who have dual citizenship are among those whose citizenship was revoked in Kuwait. The Administrative Committee for Verification of Citizenship had decided to revoke Kuwaiti citizenship from these persons for various reasons including fraud.
The decision to revoke the citizenship will be sent to the Kuwaiti Ministerial Council for approval. The recently formed committee has registered more than 12,000 cases of revocation of citizenship since August. The government of Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of more than 9 thousand people in a period of 3 and a half months after proving various allegations.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait, Minister of Defense and Interior Fahad Al Youssef said that women who are married to Kuwaiti men, divorced or widowed by Kuwaiti men and reside in Kuwait, their jobs are safe and their fixed salaries are given to them. Will continue to meet. If such women have retired, they will also continue to receive their pension.
