Former Nauru diplomat implicated in Bangkok leased property allegations.
REPUBLIC OF NAURU
Government Information Office
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Monday, 23 January 2023
Former Nauru diplomat
implicated in allegations relating to leased property in Bangkok,
Thailand
The Government of Nauru issues
this statement in response to media reports
published in Bangkok, Thailand and other
international media platforms relating to allegations of
a property being leased in Bangkok in a residential compound
popular for housing diplomats, by a former Nauru diplomat for
illegal purposes.
The Government of Nauru understands
the allegations are to the effect that the residence was used as a
facility for illegal operations by foreigners, including Chinese
nationals wanted by Beijing, for forging passports.
This statement is issued
to clarify that the Government of Nauru did not sanction nor
authorise the former consul-general, Onassis Dame to lease the
alleged residence. The Government had absolutely no knowledge that
Mr Dame had entered into any such lease.
The Government of Nauru further
confirms that any use of the official seal of the Government and
reference to the Office of the Consul-General on any such lease of
the alleged residence was neither sanctioned nor
authorised.
The Government of Nauru
categorically refutes all allegations or implications of any
association by the Government of Nauru to the occupants of the
alleged residence in any way or any involvement or even knowledge
of their alleged illegal activities.
The Government of Nauru is
currently in the process of undertaking its own investigation into
the matter as far as the allegations against the former
consul-general is concerned.
The Government further notes that
this matter is the subject of ongoing investigations in Bangkok and
wishes to reassure the authorities concerned that the Government of
Nauru stands ready to cooperate in whatever way that may be
required to assist in such investigations.
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