1,390 diplomatic passports missing: PAC
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Vanuatu.
In its report recently submitted to Parliament, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed 1,390 diplomatic passports missing from records since 2019, with 1,357 recorded between 2023 and 2024 alone.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Missing · 2 figures, newest first
- 1,3901 outlet: dailypost.vu· latest Nov 13, 3:46 AM UTC1,390 diplomatic passports missing: PAC ↗
- more than 1,3001 outlet: occrp.org· latest Nov 12, 3:40 PM UTCMore Than 1,300 Diplomatic Passports Missing in Vanuatu, Report Finds ↗
1 outlet from Vanuatu, where the story is: Vanuatu Daily Post · how we count
- Nov 12, 3:40 PM UTCFirst reportMore Than 1,300 Diplomatic Passports Missing in Vanuatu, Report Findsoccrp.org ↗
- Nov 13, 3:46 AM UTC+12 h· you’re reading this1,390 diplomatic passports missing: PACdailypost.vu ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 3:47 AM UTC · +12 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same parliamentary/PAC findings on more than 1,300 missing diplomatic passports, adding that officials were implicated in improper issuance to foreign nationals, which does not con
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