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Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market

Al Jazeera  

‘Investment programmes’ that tie the granting of citizenship to money can never be truly free of corruption. Al Jazeera’s investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed how Cypriot authorities were willing to bypass regulations and even break the law to help criminals obtain European passports via the Cyprus Investment Programme. And when Al Jazeera released its investigation and demonstrated that Cyprus …

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Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’
4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to ‘politically exposed persons’

Al Jazeera  

A huge leak of confidential Cypriot government documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit called The Cyprus Papers reveals that dozens of high-level officials and their families bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus between late 2017 and late 2019. The revelation comes one day after Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit revealed that Cyprus sold passports to convicted criminals and fugitives from …

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How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’
4 years, 3 months ago

How rich Russians turned Cyprus into ‘Moscow on the Med’

Al Jazeera  

The Cyprus Papers reveal that in just two years, 1,000 wealthy Russians bought ‘golden passports’ from Cyprus. More than 1,000 Russians obtained a Cypriot passport through Cyprus’s citizenship-by-investment scheme, Al Jazeera can reveal after an investigation of more than 1,400 leaked documents. The reason these politically connected people look towards Cyprus, and by extension, the EU, is because they fear …

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Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives
4 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives

Al Jazeera  

A leak of government documents reveals Cyprus sold citizenship to dozens of foreigners linked to crime and corruption. Convicted fraudsters, money launderers and political figures accused of corruption are among dozens of people from more than 70 countries who have bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus, according to a large cache of official documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. …

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'...Govt Brought About this Situation': Captain Astonished That His Ship Delivered Beirut Explosive
4 years, 4 months ago

'...Govt Brought About this Situation': Captain Astonished That His Ship Delivered Beirut Explosive

News 18  

When Boris Prokoshev, a former sea captain spending his retirement years in a Russian village, woke up and found an email saying a ship he once commanded had carried the ammonium nitrate that blew up swathes of Beirut, he was astonished. The 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that blew up in Beirut’s port on Tuesday killing 135 people, injuring more …

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