Article type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 7 Cxense type: free User access status: 3PETALING JAYA: Cyprus' president has pledged to revoke any of his island republic's passports found to have been "mistakenly" granted to wealthy overseas investors under a controversial cash-for-citizenship programme. He said there could be "perhaps 10-15" such cases of investors where vetting had failed to identify as ineligible. AP reported that nearly 4,000 passports have been issued to investors since the programme was launched following a 2013 financial crisis. The government launched an investigation last month into all investors who received passports before eligibility rules and vetting procedures were first tightened in 2018. Related stories:Low believed to be using multiple passports to criss-cross globeJho Low got EU passport with help from Cypriot Bishop, says report

Source: The Star November 05, 2019 01:52 UTC