UHM against sale of Maltese citizenship

Union Haddiema Maghqudin (UHM) has declared itself against the sale of citizenship, after the union's general council convened to discuss the issue.

In a statement issued this evening, UHM said it was "categorically against the sale of citizenship".

"The council is of the belief that, per principle, become Maltese should not be seen as a way of how to boost the economy. The sale of citizenship should not be considered as an economic activity," the union said. "Not everything that renders money is morally just and could not be considered as economic activity."

The UHM's council said the government should that, together with its right of power, it should respect its duty to listen to the people.

"The government has a nine seat majority which gives it absolute power. But for government to respect the principles of democracy, it is exactly this moment that it has the duty and obligation to listen to the people," it said.