Vanuatu has applied to join the international policing organisation Interpol.
Foreign affairs minister Ralph Regenvanu told The Daily Post that joining Interpol would allow the Financial Intelligence Unit to carry out better checks, particularly when people are seeking to buy citizenship.
Mr Regenvanu said currently, the unit was able to pick up financial irregularities, but criminal convictions remained unknown.
He also said joining Interpol would strengthen Vanuatu's ability to cooperate with international law enforcement agencies in order to tackle transnational crime syndicates.
A police van arrives at Vanuatu's correctional facility carrying the arrested MPs. Photo: RNZI / Hilaire Bule
