As already reported, the Government of Malta published a list of foreigners who have received citizenship in exchange for investment in this country for 2020. In the list of Azerbaijan’s natives published on 28 December last year. In particular, a citizen of the Russian Federation Murad Efendiev.
To get Malta’s citizenship, or, as elsewhere called, “Golden Passport”, you need to perform the following conditions:
– Translation of € 650,000 to Maltese National Development Fund;
– Investing € 150,000 in Maltese securities or stocks;
-Pot property worth at least € 350,000 (or renting it for rent for at least € 16,000 per year);
Thus, a total of a document costs € 1,50,000.
Providing citizenship with rich foreigners for this scheme is practiced in Malta since 2014. As a rule, corruption and businessmen with dubious image are used by this scheme.
The Shift News analyzed this list and found out that among foreigners who received Malta citizenship in 2020, the immigrants from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics still dominate. Including the list of businessmen who are considered close to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Despite the fact that dual citizenship in Russia is not allowed.
Murad Azer Oglu Efendiyev, owner of the Maltese “Golden Passport”, is engaged in entrepreneurial activities in Russia, the director of the company “Nitris”. Maltese citizenship received along with the founder of this company Timur Isaev. “Netris” – a large-scale company in Russia, offering a wide range of services, intellectual solutions, software for installing video surveillance and protection systems, IPTV systems for telecom operators and urban administration. The company, in particular, has installed a network of video surveillance cameras in Moscow. At the end of 2019, Rostelecom company bought Shares of Netris for 1.7 billion rubles. The transaction took place through “Bashinformsvyaz”, a subsidiary company Rostelecom in Bashkiria. Sprivine officials really liked the quality of the company’s services for installing video surveillance systems for the city administration. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin highly appreciated the recognition systems installed “Netris”. This system allows law enforcement agencies to delay criminals, and officials with its help solve many cases without leaving the office.
Murad Efendiyev was born in 1978 in Moscow, in 2000 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute with a degree in applied mathematics and programming. Since 2006, he led the IPTV department at Netris. In 2007, he became a technical director, and in 2010 – General Director of the company.