In 2013, #DaphneCaruanaGalizia was the first Maltese journalist to investigate the Government’s plans to sell EU citizenship.
Seven years later, we are proud to present the #PassportPapers - a collaborative investigation into the sale of Maltese passports.
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Seven years later, we are proud to present the #PassportPapers - a collaborative investigation into the sale of Maltese passports.
daphne.foundation/en/2021/04/21/…
Revealed: residency loophole in Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
Most applicants are from countries where dual citizenship is not permitted
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/22/pas…
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/22/pas…
The manager at the firm promised the “highest of confidentiality” and a “Rolls-Royce” service.
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
#PassportPapers
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An online advert promoted the sale of an apartment rented out to ‘passport clients’ who never live there.
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/22/nev…
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/22/nev…
The Maltese roots of Russia's richest deputies:
How parliamentarians and their families are trying to relocate to Malta
#PassportPapers
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How parliamentarians and their families are trying to relocate to Malta
#PassportPapers
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‘I don’t care, choose the least expensive’: a look at the effect of passports-for-cash programme and its possible effect on the rental market.
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
Henley & Partners prepared for the potential launch of a Malta passport sales scheme months before a public call for the scheme was issued in 2013.
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
#PassportPapers
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Undercover investigation finds evidence that cash-for-passport practices revealed in Henley & Partners leak continue. The Maltese government continues to sell citizenship to multimillionaires who have minimal genuine links to the country.
#PassportPapers
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
#PassportPapers
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
"most applicants who applied for the scheme come from countries where obtaining another country’s passport is frowned upon, if not illegal."
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/24/pas…
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/24/pas…
The original programme designed by Henley was intended to keep passport buyers' names secret.
#PassportPapers
maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/…
#PassportPapers
maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/…
Passport Papers: a timeline of Malta's golden passport scheme. The scheme was meant to be introduced by stealth, keeping passport buyers' names secret.
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timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
An alleged money-launderer, an international fugitive, and an alleged fraudster all tried to become Maltese citizens, the Passport Papers investigation has found.
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
#PassportPapers
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A charity chaired by then prime minister Joseph Muscat’s wife, Michelle Muscat, received an endorsement from Henley & Partners as the go-to place for passport buyers’ donations.
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
#PassportPapers
timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…
Henley & Partners identified Alex Muscat as their OPM ‘contact person’ to help in minimising “grief” to their clients, including shielding them from media attention.
Muscat is now Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities.
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
Muscat is now Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities.
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
"We did not invoice him for services. We did not provide him with services. We were not and have never been paid for anything by Mr Low or any of his associates or the vehicle he controls.”
That's not what the documentary evidence says.
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/24/pas…
That's not what the documentary evidence says.
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/24/pas…
"Countries that sell passports end up colluding in helping an unjust, unsafe world perpetuate itself. Or else they help passport buyers defy the laws of their own States." - Ranier Fsadni
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/25/an-…
#PassportPapers
theshiftnews.com/2021/04/25/an-…
Receipts for pastizzi (cheese cakes) and for a drink from a nightclub were among the evidence of "genuine links" to Malta passport buyers presented in their applications.
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
From Pilatus Bank to Nexia BT venture BT International, Henley & Partners sought to set up introduction agreements across Malta in the hopes of raking in as many clients as possible.
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
"The investigation revealed, among other things, the close relationship between the OPM and Henley & Partners, and the lack of a genuine link between applicants and Malta."
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
#PassportPapers
independent.com.mt/articles/2021-…
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