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And the executive director says he's shocked -- shocked! -- that the illegal activity was still going on.
"Police raid on Muslim charity," by Richard Kerbaj for the The Australian, July 25:
A SYDNEY charity that admitted channelling aid through an Islamic organisation banned in Australia for its alleged terror links was yesterday raided by the federal police.
It was also attacked by one of its directors for failing to scrap a fundraising appeal that has been under investigation.
AFP and NSW Police counter-terrorism agents seized computer files and financial records from Muslim Aid Australia's headquarters in Lakemba, Sydney's Muslim heartland, during a seven-hour raid.
The police action was prompted by The Australian's revelations this month about the charity's connection to Interpal, a humanitarian network proscribed by Australia and the US.
British-based Interpal, also known as the Palestinian Relief and Development Fund, has been cleared by the British Charity Commission of terror links, but failed three years ago to have its proscribed status revoked by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
MAA executive director Mohammed Taha Alsalami, who was interviewed by the AFP, said last night he was shocked that his organisation had failed to pull from its website a fundraising appeal that links its charity work to Interpal.
When told by The Australian of the "Gaza Crisis" appeal banner still bearing the logo of MAA and Interpal, Dr Alsalami said it was wrong to persist with the fundraiser.
"It's a shock that it's still there," said the former member of the Howard government's Muslim reference group.
"It shouldn't have been there in the first place. This whole matter is very sensitive now."
Dr Alsalami said he expected MAA staff - including executive director Iman Partoredjo, who is believed to be in Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage - to co-operate with the authorities.
He confirmed the AFP had already interviewed many of MAA's staff members.
"We have to abide by the law, and there's no question about that," he said.
"If there was any wrongdoing it should appear."
Dr Alsalami, one of five MAA board members, maintained he had little to do with the day-to-day operations of his group. He refused to say whether he was considering stepping down from his role.
In a series of reports this month, The Australian revealed that MAA had admitted distributing aid in the Palestinian Territories through Interpal, which was banned by then foreign minister Alexander Downer in 2003, three months after it was proscribed by the US for being "part of a web of charities".
It was suspected of raising funds and co-ordinating fundraisers on behalf of the Palestinian organisation Hamas.
Mr Downer added Interpal on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Consolidated List, which names banned groups and people.
It is a criminal offence under the Charter of the United Nations Act for Australian individuals or organisations to deal with groups identified by DFAT's Consolidated List.
Breaching the act can result in a maximum 10-year prison sentence and fines of more than $275,000 for individuals andmore than $1.1 million for organisations.
The Australian Council for International Development, the charity-industry body, launched an investigation into MAA after Mr Partoredjo, retracted an earlier admission to The Australian about working with Interpal.
ACFID's executive director Paul O'Callaghan said last night that his body was still investigating MAA.
The NSW Government, through its Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, is also investigating MAA.
Posted by Marisol at July 25, 2008 12:09 AM
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"Dr." Alsalami, upon the newest "revelation" of ongoing treasons says about that treason that it "is a sensitive matter right now."
Is that all?
Are we to understand "sensitive" as in not wrong according to the good doctor? We are. Just "sensitive", certainly not seditious. Awkward for Islam. Inconvenient for Jihad. We must understand the doctor means "sensitive" only as it results to temporarily giving Islam a bad name, thereby temporarily impeding Jihad.
And what about that temporal qualification as in "a sensitive matter right now"? Since when is there an expiry on the sensitiveness of terror funding probable sedition, and blatant lying to authorities?
Jihad such as this is something which remains "sensitive" only to the extent that filthy kaffir are noticing and causing trouble. It is the same kind of " sensitive ... right now" sensitivity as that first now betrayed sensitivity when the terror revelation first came to light. The "sensitivity" then lasted just long enough for the stupid infidels to turn their stupid eyes away, so the Muslims could return to the Jihad as they no doubt knew they would.
What strikes me as odd is the way Muslims consistently say exactly what they mean, exactly what they intend to do if one simply listens closely. They reveal, if sometimes somewhat obliquely, in vivid detail the contempt they hold us in, and yet our authorities continue to trust and trust and trust. What gives?
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at July 25, 2008 1:07 AM
The week, greedy and the timid get lost, confused, intimidated, worried, frightened and finally, submit to Islam (yes, SUBMIT). Once having submitted to the iron claws of Islam, there is no escape, but to serve the cause of Islam, which is to intimidate, conufuse, tempt and finally, over-power into submission, those who have not yet. It is against this himalayan challange to which, timid and greedy (for wealth and votes), western politicians SUBMIT, leaving the honest, trusting and hard-working masses vulnerable to barbarian hordes of Islam. To that extent, western politicians are a potent weapon of Islam. As recent events have shown, politicians are submitting to Islam, their weapons and as in this case, wealth.
Few non-muslims can comprehend the deceptive, cold, ruthless and vice-like grip of Islam.
at July 25, 2008 1:56 AM
MAA executive director Mohammed Taha Alsalami, who was interviewed by the AFP, said last night he was shocked that his organisation had failed to pull from its website a fundraising appeal that links its charity work to Interpal.
What a crack up... He was schocked! My ass he was...
Them boys is just doin' their job is all. No shock to it.
Islam is a lie and truth is killing it.
at July 25, 2008 5:51 AM
give them the max.
Posted by: exsgtbrown at July 25, 2008 6:32 AM
Breaching the act can result in a maximum 10-year prison sentence and fines of more than $275,000 for individuals and more than $1.1 million for organisations.
Anyone willing to wager that this organisation and its directors get nothing more than a slap on the hand for this? As we can all see, it was just an oversight, no harm intended according to Muslim sources.
Posted by: Briars at July 25, 2008 7:17 AM
The normal behavior of these violent thugs. Their religion calls them to continue the Jihad. It is their religious duty. Everything from taquiya to causing confusion and terror in the ranks of the infidels, until Islam rules.
Posted by: savsiv at July 25, 2008 11:39 AM
"executive director Iman Partoredjo, who is believed to be in Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage"
ie: recieving instructions.
""We have to abide by the law, and there's no question about that," he said."
Who's law, Australia's or Sharia??
""If there was any wrongdoing it should appear."
Dr Alsalami, one of five MAA board members, maintained he had little to do with the day-to-day operations of his group. He refused to say whether he was considering stepping down from his role."
Lie, deny, obfuscate, delay, confuse the infidel with your many words, assurances, and meaningless, purposely mangled, drivel.
P.S. Welcome back exsgtbrown.
at July 25, 2008 12:25 PM
Never give ANY money to anyone even REMOTELY sympathetic to an Islamic cause. It will find its way back to terrorists and extremists.
If not to terrorists and extremists, then it will find it's way to people who are sympathetic to them.
The only way to stop the religion of ignorance is by acting now before it swallows us all.
Posted by: AtheistAfghan at July 26, 2008 3:57 AM
To use the word Democracy to describe culture/politics in a totally all Muslim State like Turkey that does not tolerate Non Muslims or their religion is a joke at best and an insult to ones intelligence at most. Turkey is 99.8% Muslim and it did not take Al Qaeda to get them there.Every last Muslim contributed to that great accomplishment of destroying democracy. Turkey is pathetic.
Posted by: paulc37 at July 26, 2008 2:52 PM
They will get a slap on the hand and that is it. Australians are soft on muslim terrorists.
Posted by: American at July 28, 2008 10:01 AM
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