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| Protest on 'frozen' charity |
| 2002-11-20 |
| A hospital psychiatrist who donates money to Sudan protested his innocence yesterday after becoming the target of a government clampdown on terrorist funding. Dr Abdul Salih, a senior psychiatrist at the West Middlesex Hospital, claimed there had been a mix-up after the assets of his charity Benevolence International UK were frozen by the Chancellor because of alleged links with al-Qaeda. Dr Salih said it was purely by chance that his charity bore an almost identical name to a disgraced American organisation. Maybe he should change the name of the group? How about "Doctor Abdul's Charity, Inc."? The Twickenham doctor was cleared by the Charity Commission this year of having any links with the American group. A spokesman said that his accounts had been frozen as a âtemporary protective measureâ. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 OK, so he's only supporting an Islamic regime that promotes slavery and is actively trying to wipe out the Christian majority in the southern Sudan. But no links to al-Qaeda. Screw 'em. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-11-20 11:45:59 |