George Galloway , Viva Palestina and the curious case of the Charity Commission ....
The full text of a letter from Gerge Galloway to Louise Edwards, Compliance Investigation Unit (London)Charity Commission Direct is available here hich is lenghy and detaled and is best appreciated by reading the full text.
"You first frightened the banks into refusing our attempts to open a bank account. When we finally found a bank which would allow us to open an account you intimidated them into freezing it, I believe exceeding your powers. You then began procuring documents - possibly illegally - about us from the Islamic Bank. As a result of your press briefings about your "concerns" newspapers began to refuse to accept advertisements from us, donors turned away, and the public were encouraged to believe that Viva Palestina was something to be avoided - conjuring-up an undisclosed but lurking suspicion about it."
Read on about the fascinating way the Charity Commission goes about it's business....
"You first frightened the banks into refusing our attempts to open a bank account. When we finally found a bank which would allow us to open an account you intimidated them into freezing it, I believe exceeding your powers. You then began procuring documents - possibly illegally - about us from the Islamic Bank. As a result of your press briefings about your "concerns" newspapers began to refuse to accept advertisements from us, donors turned away, and the public were encouraged to believe that Viva Palestina was something to be avoided - conjuring-up an undisclosed but lurking suspicion about it."
Viva Palestine website here
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In 2006, the Charity Commission began 'investigations' into 'terrorist abuse of charities' following media reports of 2 charities: Crescent Relief (charity number 1087724) and Sanabel Relief Agency (registration number 1083469). These investigations are still ongoing, apparently...
The CC told (Q33) a parliamentary enquiry on 9 October 2008, that they were "in contact with the part of the Police Service which deals with terrorist abuse of charities."
Pakistan Earthquake relief/other Islamic Charities have been used as conduits for nefarious activities, but who is directing them? This D.Telegraph report of 12 Feb 2005 contains info on the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA), once run by a Mr David Summers:
Mr Summers, 55, who has worked in Afghanistan and Iraq, said he believed that his charity had been under surveillance by the security services in Britain for some time.
In 1997 he was detained for eight hours by anti-terrorist branch detectives at Manchester airport as he returned from Afghanistan.
"They basically asked me if I was trying to recruit people to al-Qaeda," he said. "A few weeks later two more officers turned up at my house and tried to get me to spy for them, but I refused."
A subject rich for research...
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I wonder if they have any concerns about the bouncer/vigilante CST Registered charity number 1042391
Crikey ! CST are new to us here - Surely the CH Commissioners keep a very close eye on them.
"Surely the CH Commissioners keep a very close eye on them."
Postman
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