Gupta son’s South African citizenship revoked
Published: 24/Nov/2024
Source: City Press (Johannesburg)
By Dawie Boonzaaier
The son of fugitive Ajay Gupta has lost his South African citizenship.
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber sent a letter to Kamal Singhala on Thursday, indicating that he had decided to revoke his citizenship.
He also ordered Singhala to hand over his naturalisation certificate to his office.
This follows inconsistencies found by Schreiber’s team in the department in the granting of Singhala’s citizenship in 2015. Singhala’s initial application for South African citizenship was rejected on 22 January 2015, by then minister Malusi Gigaba, based on a recommendation from the department’s review committee.
However, nine months later, on 1 September 2015, Gigaba approved a second application from Singhala. According to Section 5(8) of the Citizenship Act, a second application can only be considered a year after the first application.
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