Manos Limpias seeks investigation into nationality applications processed in Havana

Manos Limpias submitted a filing to Spain’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid alleging irregularities in nationality procedures. The Spanish Consulate in Havana is among the offices named.

The filing concerns applications processed under the Democratic Memory Law, commonly known as the Grandchildren Law. Manos Limpias alleges that some applications may have been approved using photocopies and also questions cases involving descendants born before July 18, 1936. These are allegations by the organization, not irregularities established by a court judgment.

The organization is asking the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the processing and obtain the approved case files. Filing the complaint does not revoke nationalities or automatically stop applications; any effect would depend on decisions by the competent authorities.