Cyprus suspends ‘golden passport’ programme after exposé

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Cyprus cancels cash-for-citizenship programme after legislator caught on camera offering to help a fictitious Chinese investor with criminal record

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Critics, which included the European Commission, had expressed misgivings. Cyprus had countered that checks and balances were robust and criticism was politically motivated. Parliamentary speaker Demetris Syllouris, seen in the video apparently offering to use his influence in getting the investor a passport — and suggesting alternatives if that failed — said he would be standing down from his duties from October 19.Another person in the video, legislator Christakis Giovani, said he was giving up his seat and resigning from the left-wing AKEL party. Both have denied wrongdoing and accused Al Jazeera of entrapment and taking conversations out of context.

Syllouris has previously said he suspected something was amiss with the imaginary investor but was fishing for information.

 

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