A controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by al jazeera that exposed high ranking officials expressing a willingness to aid convicted criminals to obtain either citizenship in august i was a serious Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program or Investigative Reporter David Harrison reports now from the casea what they say they said it was the current scheme is being abolished now that of course doesnt mean that may or may not be reborn in another fall that we have to see a wait and see what we do know is that they do have some previously hidden cypriot government of weakening and tweaking tweaking the scheme to get stronger toughening up the regulations only to soften them later so that is really one of the future obviously well be watching that very closely as will the cypriot people whove been venting their fury on social media at the corruption that we exposed. U. S. Presi
And a sugar plantation in uganda that environmentalists say threatens the protective rain forest and hundreds of its animal species. Cypresses governments suspending a controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera the countrys attorney general has also announced an investigation into possible criminal offenses following the revelations exposed to high ranking officials expressing a willingness to aides can fix it criminals to tain e. U. Citizenship in august ill just innocent vesta gets of unit release the cyprus papers which revealed serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program are Investigative Reporter David Harrison is in the casea with more. Weve had 3 announcements want the abolition of the Investment Program under which people could buy passports if they paid a certain amount of money in which our investigation revealed evidence of that was being abused the 2nd one was the president of the pollen to meet is this who was one
Investigative unit released the cyprus papers which revealed serious flaws in the countrys citizen by Investment Program Investigative Reporter David Harrison is in nicosia and has more on the reaction to aljazeera is investigation local people are very busy on twitter denouncing the government and saying things like aljazeera is doing what the government ought to have been doing but more significantly just in the last hour or so weve had reactions from statements all different Christakis Giovanni is the m. P. And the man who founded the one of the biggest Property Development companies in cyprus and from to me to salute the president of the parliament on the 2nd most powerful man in cyprus now giovanni is saying that he was suspicious that he feels that this was a propaganda assault that there was an element of entrapment and that they did go to the Money Laundering authorities but only after reporters had left. Theres been more fighting over the disputed region of no god no carlebach
A half 1000000. 00 the government insists that applicants need a clean criminal record the holder of a cypriot passport has the right to live and work across the e. U. Our undercover reporters went to cyprus to represent a fictional client who has fled china mr x. Is a wealthy businessman who was sentenced in absentia to 7 years in jail for bribery and Money Laundering and he is seeking a cypriot passport. Property agents denise and tony kate help those investing in property to get cypriot passports our undercover reporters tell them about our proposed applicant. Chinas gone charge to him fall and. Whether there are problems it costs more money to achieve these things so what we will do is find out who has to be spoken to be paid what vested states be made most of it wasnt the case a part of a network of enablers that include lawyer and raise protect this song business opportunities. When you know legal it is even going to commish. Describes a 2 track application system the official ro
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