1/ Those who are questioning the authenticity of Gota's publically available US citizenship renunciation documentation without support from official sources/experts are only compromising their own credibility & making it harder to raise legitimate...
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2/...concerns. For example, arguments such as the cancel vs. cancelled stamp, glasses in the passport photo & the inconsistency in font- are invalid. Official sources confirm that documentation/stamps differ in some aspects & the glasses rule went into effect in 2016.
3/ For example, here are 3 other renunciation certificates: there is variance between the seals on the top left, the stamps on the top right, and the font used to fill out the form.
On the other hand, Gota et al. haven't yet taken the steps...
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On the other hand, Gota et al. haven't yet taken the steps...
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4/
...necessary to facilitate independent verification of the renunciation, nor have they provided a reason as to why they haven't done so.
Until then, this prevalent believe-what-you-want-to -believe"/amateur analysis approach...
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...necessary to facilitate independent verification of the renunciation, nor have they provided a reason as to why they haven't done so.
Until then, this prevalent believe-what-you-want-to -believe"/amateur analysis approach...
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5/...which people on both "sides" are engaging in- is counterproductive:
If you end up being wrong - and unless you have 1st-hand knowledge on the matter, you might be - you're only giving the "other side" fodder to question you the next time around.
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If you end up being wrong - and unless you have 1st-hand knowledge on the matter, you might be - you're only giving the "other side" fodder to question you the next time around.
#lka #SriLanka #PresPollSL
