The Deputy Attorney General has ordered the detention of a Residence Affairs employee on forgery charges after it was discovered that the individual had illegally added workers under the sponsorship of Kuwaiti citizens without their knowledge, in exchange for bribes.

The case began when a citizen reported to the Public Prosecution that he found a worker listed under his sponsorship without his consent. Investigators from Residence Affairs were assigned to look into the complaint, which revealed that the employee had processed the unauthorized transaction. Further investigation uncovered that this employee was involved in nine similar cases, though previous sponsors had retracted their complaints.

When questioned, the employee initially denied the allegations. However, an expatriate connected to the case was also detained and admitted to paying the employee for facilitating the sponsorship transaction. After being confronted with this testimony, the employee confessed to adding expatriates to sponsors’ files without their knowledge for monetary gain. The case has now been referred to the Public Prosecution, which has initiated a formal investigation and ordered her detention.