Civil society group Repubblika said it has never accepted a donation from someone they knew was buying Malta’s citizenship
Repubblika ‘never knowingly accepted’ donation from passport buyer
The NGO said if that should be the case, and the donor is being identified by the minister responsible, it will return such donation immediately.
Repubblika said it has stated several times that it is against foreigners obtaining Maltese citizenship by purchasing it.
The civil society group said it wants “nothing to do with the infamous sale of our citizenship”.
Repubblika reacted to “misleading” articles in Saviour Balzan’s newspaper Illum on Sunday, and on Labour’s propaganda channel One.
The government obliges applicants for buying the country’s citizenship to declare a donation to a Maltese organisation, the group explained.
Information tabled in Parliament by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri shows that golden passport applicants have made donations to a number of NGOs:
Among the NGOs are Repubblika, Moviment Graffitti, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Nature Trust, Birdlife Malta, Friends of the Earth, Rmjs Horse Rescue, Rotary Club, Malta Kitty Guardians for Strays, Society For The Protection And Care for Animals, Dreams of Horses, SOS Malta, Fidem Charity Foundation, St Jeanne Antide Foundation, Sunshine Animal Sanctuary Malta.
Bonġu understands that many of the NGOs detailed have not been aware that they have been on a list for potential donors.
