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corruption in the comoros wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 cases toggle cases subsection 1 1 comoros passport sales scandal 2 notes 3 references toggle the table of contents corruption in the comoros 5 languages العربية bahasa indonesia português română русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia political corruption forms and concepts abuse of power bribery censorship banned politics political repression political violence cronyism economics of corruption election interference electoral fraud elite capture influence peddling insider trading iron triangle judicial kickback kleptocracy in local government mafia state malfeasance misfeasance nepotism politically exposed person pyrrhic defeat theory revolving door political machine political scandal slush fund simony suspicious activity report state capture state corporate crime throffer anti corruption international anti corruption court group of states against corruption international anti corruption academy international anti corruption day united nations convention against corruption corruption by country africa algeria angola botswana burkina faso cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros côte d ivoire democratic republic of the congo egypt equatorial guinea eritrea ethiopia gambia ghana guinea bissau kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritius morocco namibia niger nigeria rwanda senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe asia afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain bangladesh bhutan brunei cambodia china cyprus georgia india indonesia iran iraq israel japan jordan kuwait kyrgyzstan kazakhstan lebanon malaysia maldives mongolia myanmar nepal north korea oman palestine pakistan philippines singapore south korea sri lanka syria taiwan tajikistan thailand timor leste turkey turkmenistan united arab emirates uzbekistan vietnam yemen europe albania andorra austria belgium bosnia and herzegovina bulgaria croatia czech republic denmark finland france germany greece hungary iceland ireland italy kosovo latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg malta moldova monaco montenegro netherlands north macedonia northern ireland norway poland portugal romania russia san marino serbia slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland ukraine united kingdom wales north america canada mexico united states central america costa rica cuba el salvador haiti honduras nicaragua south america argentina bolivia brazil chile colombia ecuador guyana paraguay peru suriname uruguay venezuela oceania australia fiji kiribati marshall islands micronesia nauru new zealand palau papua new guinea samoa tonga tuvalu v t e corruption in the comoros follows the familiar patterns of state based corruption namely government officials abusing their political powers for private gain in the country of comoros on transparency international s 2025 corruption perceptions index the comoros scored 20 on a scale from 0 highly corrupt to 100 very clean when ranked by score the comoros ranked 163rd among the 182 countries in the index where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector 1 for comparison with regional scores the best score among sub saharan african countries note 1 was 68 the average was 32 and the worst was 9 3 for comparison with worldwide scores the best score was 89 ranked 1 the average was 42 and the worst was 9 ranked 181 in a two way tie 4 cases edit comoros passport sales scandal edit main article comoros passport sales scandal the comoros island passport sales scheme was created in 2006 by former businessman bashar kiwan and the then president of the comoros abdallah sambi and stayed on course with his successor ikililou dhoinine the citizenship by investment program was presented as a bilateral solution to achieve the dual objectives of developing the infrastructure of the comoros islands and solving the stateless resident issue in the arab states of the persian gulf specifically it would allow the united arab emirates and kuwait to purchase citizenship for 4 000 stateless families in those countries known as bidoon in return the poor indian ocean archipelago would receive 200 million to be spent on development projects however kiwan and the entourage of both former presidents embezzled more than 45 million of funds as the country saw no money that went towards any development plan to better the country it was also discovered that passports were sold through unofficial channels to any individual at the right price 5 6 the official database showed that nearly 48 000 foreigners including mostly bidoons received passports about 6 000 more than the official number approved by the president highlighting the scale of sales outside the official channels the first phase of the scheme under sambi who was in power from 2006 to 2011 was meant to earn comoros 200 million in return for giving citizenship to 4 000 stateless families emirati officials have stated that they had paid the money in full but the report said there was little trace of the money in comoros public accounts 6 7 in august 2018 comoros authorities charged former president ahmed abdullah sambi ikililou dhoinine bachar kiwan and other directors of comoro gulf holdings the company that facilitated passport sales with corruption embezzlement of public funds and forgery related to the sales of comoros passports 8 9 10 sambi was jailed and in september 2018 appealed to the supreme court to be granted unrestricted access to his lawyer to defend himself in the corruption case 10 major general mazen al jarrah kuwait s former interior ministry assistant undersecretary who had announced the comoros islands scheme in kuwait 11 was subsequently convicted in february 2021 for receiving bribes for facilitating human trafficking 12 from 21 to 24 november 2022 ahmed abdullah sambi bashar kiwan majd suleiman and other directors of comoro gulf holdings were tried for high treason embezzlement and money laundering of comorian public funds allegedly diverted from the economic citizenship program 13 prosecutors sought a life sentence for the former president and his accomplices 14 sambi was found guilty and sentenced to life in imprisonment former vice president mohamed ali soilihi was sentenced to 20 years and bashar kiwan was sentenced to 10 years 15 notes edit angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros côte d ivoire democratic republic of the congo djibouti equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau kenya lesotho liberia madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius mozambique namibia niger nigeria republic of the congo rwanda sao tome and principe senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo uganda zambia and zimbabwe 2 references edit the abcs of the cpi how the corruption perceptions index is calculated transparency org 11 february 2025 retrieved 28 february 2026 corruption perceptions index 2025 global scores transparency org 10 february 2026 cpi2025 retrieved 28 february 2026 corruption perceptions index 2025 public sector corruption sees sub saharan africa face the highest corruption levels globally transparency org 10 february 2026 retrieved 28 february 2026 corruption perceptions index 2025 comoros transparency org retrieved 28 february 2026 kuwait s stateless bidun offered comoros citizenship bbc news 2014 11 10 retrieved 2021 03 08 1 2 africanews 2018 08 21 ex comoros president sambi charged over passport scheme africanews archived from the original on 2018 08 22 retrieved 2021 03 08 taylor adam the controversial plan to give kuwait s stateless people citizenship of a tiny poor african island washington post issn 0190 8286 retrieved 2021 03 08 ahmed david lewis ali amir 2018 03 23 exclusive comoros passport scheme was unlawful abused by mafia networks report reuters retrieved 2021 03 08 cite news cs1 maint multiple names authors list link comoros ex presidents embroiled in passport sale scandal france 24 2018 04 10 retrieved 2021 03 26 1 2 comoros ex leader held over passport sales demands lawyer access bloomberg com 2018 09 26 retrieved 2022 07 30 kuwait says stateless to be offered comoros citizenship news yahoo com retrieved 2021 03 25 kuwait tougher penalties sought in human trafficking case involving bangladeshi mp gulfnews com retrieved 2021 03 25 comoros ex leader refuses to attend high treason trial afp news november 22 2022 comoros seeks life term for ex president sambi for high treason afp news november 24 2022 comoros ex president sambi jailed for life for high treason msn retrieved 2022 11 28 v t e comoros articles history bantu shirazi sultans slavery french comoros territory of the comoros colonial governors socialist comoros federal islamic republic operation azalee 2008 invasion of anjouan wars coups geography cities climate regions volcanoes wildlife politics constitution elections foreign relations human rights lgbt law enforcement military political parties president vice president prime minister economy agriculture franc currency mining telecommunications tourism trade unions transport society abortion corruption culture demographics education flag health holidays languages media music olympics religion outline category v t e corruption in africa sovereign states algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria rwanda são tomé and príncipe senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe states with limited recognition sahrawi arab democratic republic somaliland dependencies and other territories canary islands ceuta melilla spain madeira portugal mayotte réunion france saint helena ascension island tristan da cunha united kingdom v t e comoros passport sales scandal companies comoro gulf holdings cgh lica international consulting semlex group key people politicians ahmed abdallah sambi ikililou dhoinine mohamed ali soilihi businessmen cedric fevre albert karaziwan muhammad bashar kiwan majd bahjat suleiman response federal prosecutor s office belgium investigation assembly of the union of the comoros inquiry ministry of justice comoros criminal charges assets and financing banque féderale de commerce comoro gulf aviation comoro gulf holdings cgh comoros united company for publishing and distributing al balad newspaper related corruption in the comoros 2016 comorian presidential election comorian nationality law retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title corruption_in_the_comoros oldid 1355961798 categories corruption in the comoros corruption by country corruption in africa crime in the comoros law of the comoros economy of the comoros government of the comoros politics of the comoros society of the comoros hidden categories articles with short description short description 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