KUWAIT CITY: The Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation has issued a call revoking the citizenship of 120 people.
In keeping with the choice printed Sunday within the official gazette Kuwait Alyoum, the measure was taken pursuant to Article 11 of Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 on the Kuwaiti Nationality Regulation and its amendments.
The supply stipulates {that a} Kuwaiti nationwide shall forfeit his citizenship if he voluntarily acquires a international nationality.
The revocations come as a part of the continuing enforcement of nationality laws prohibiting twin citizenship.
Kuwait doesn’t acknowledge twin nationality and requires residents who receive one other nationality with out prior authorization to relinquish their Kuwaiti citizenship.
Authorities didn’t disclose the identities of these affected or specify the international nationalities concerned.
