And while that incident occurred at the Belize City Immigration Office, in Belmopan, the ministry noted that two nationality certificates are missing. Musa said they're still investigating and explained why this matter is a little more complicated.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Immigration
"Well, that one is not as straightforward. It came to the attention a few weeks ago to the ministry that there were two serial numbers, two particular certificates where the serial numbers were missing. Those two nationality certificates were missing, whether that is as a result of a misprint, lost or stolen is still yet to be determined. Why we wanted to take action on it, is to raise an alert whether at the Interpol level or even our local level, we're doing our checks to make sure those particular, nationality certificates were not utilized to get a passport. And if they were, it would absolutely be canceled. And so that process is taking place, that review, between now and last year October because that was when that batch was open. And so we're looking to see that no one has applied for a passport. But at the same time, like I said, raising an international, alert because it's not only for the purposes of getting a passport, which is more than likely what, if it is that it wasn't nefariously taken, that would be the intention, but maybe even using it internationally, the nationality certificate. And so that's the importance of raising the international flag on Interpol to make sure that we put out those serial numbers."
