The St. Kitts and Nevis Government has deactivated the passports belonging to the two economic citizens alleged to have defrauded state institutions in the People’s Republic of China out of US$100 million.
This was disclosed by Prime Minister Timothy Harris during a press conference last Wednesday May 10, 2017 in which he addressed the controversy surrounding the economic citizens.
“They don’t have a St. Kitts and Nevis passport on which they could travel,” Harris said.
During an address to the nation, the Prime Minister said his administration was actively investigating the matter surrounding the economic citizens of Chinese descent, who applied for and obtained St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship in 2013 and have been living in the country since 2014.
According to the Prime Minister, the previous government, led by Dr. Denzil Douglas had granted them St. Kitts and Nevis passports with their country of origin concealed.
