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Exclusive: Comoros passport scheme was unlawful, abused by 'mafia' networks - report
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What the document holds
Reuters exclusive (23 Mar 2018) on the unpublished Comoros parliamentary commission report: missing revenue (~43bn KMF, ~US$100m, ~17% of GDP), ~48,000 passports issued (~6,000 beyond presidential approval), unlawful adoption of the law, first-phase US$200m deal for 4,000 families, 2011 agreement at EUR 4,600 per passport (min. 5,000), suspension since May 2016. US$ figures are Reuters conversions of the KMF estimate and are not recorded separately.
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4 numbers1 programme2 rules4 events
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Numbers (4)
- CBI passports issued48,000 passports2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- CBI passports issuedRoute: Unauthorised6,000 passports2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- CBI revenue missing or divertedKMF 43 billion2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- CBI revenue missing or diverted17% of GDP2008-2017 · Reuters 2018Reported by othersComoros · Economic citizenship programme
Rules and prices (2)
- Bulk citizenship purchase by a foreign governmentper passport, minimum 5,000 passportsEUR 4,6002011 – 2016 · Reuters 2018Comoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Bulk citizenship purchase by a foreign government4,000 Bidoon families (bulk deal with the UAE)USD 200,000,000Until 2011 · Reuters 2018Comoros · Economic citizenship programme
Timeline (4)
- Leaked report: Comoros citizenship law passed unlawfully amid 'mafia' claims23 Mar 2018ScandalComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Comoros sets up inquiry into its citizenship programmeJun 2017LegalComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Comoros says it suspended citizenship sales under new presidentMay 2016ClosureComoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Scheme resumed under President Dhoinine with a new passport agreement2011Rule changeComoros · Economic citizenship programme
About the document
What it covers Contents of the (unpublished) parliamentary commission report: ~48,000 passports, ~6,000 above the approved number, revenue gap KMF 43 billion ($100m), 2011 terms EUR 4,600/passport
Notes Reuters saw a copy signed by the commission chair; the report was not officially published and a member disputed its approval. Read from Wayback copy.
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