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Deux ex-présidents au coeur d'un scandale de vente de passeports aux Comores
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What the document holds
VOA Afrique/AFP (10 Apr 2018) on the Comoros parliamentary inquiry report: 47,950 passports issued, 971 million dollars shortfall (both in the data), initial deal of 4,000 Bidoon families for $200 million, passport prices EUR 25,000-200,000 (now rules), $105 million 'gratification' to Sambi (in the event description; no fitting indicator), 2016 suspension (already an event), 'several dozen' passports sold after suspension (no number printed), report handed to the president (now an event).
What it supports
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Other documents give different figures in 2 cases involving this one. Both are kept.
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Rules and prices (2)
- Price paid per passportper passport (range up to EUR 200,000)EUR 25,000Date not stated · VOA Afrique 2018Comoros · Economic citizenship programme
- Bulk citizenship purchase by a foreign government4,000 Bidoon families (initial agreement)USD 200,000,000Since 2008 · VOA Afrique 2018Comoros · Economic citizenship programme
About the document
What it covers French AFP text: exact passport count 47,950; 971 million dollars shortfall
Notes Same AFP story as France 24, in French, with the exact count.
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