Daily Mail
Qatar has been accused of facilitating a multi-million pound money laundering operation to fund terrorists in Syria.
Top Qatari politicians, businessmen, charities and civil servants are alleged to have used a private office belonging to the country’s emir and two banks to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda affiliate.
The allegations are contained within papers filed at London‘s High Court this week on behalf of nine Syrians, who are claiming damages for financial losses, torture, arbitrary detention and threats of execution they claim to have suffered as a result of the scheme, or at the hands of Nusra Front.
All of the accused have vehemently and categorically denied the allegations. Qatar is due to host the next World Cup, taking place next year.
According to court papers, seen by The Times, the Qatari state – acting in league with the Muslim Brotherhood – concocted a conspiracy to ‘actively support and facilitate’ Nusra Front terrorists as they fought during the Syrian civil war.
The money was moved using over-priced construction contracts, over-priced property purchases, and over-payments to Syria workers, it is alleged.
Funds were sent either directly into Syria or to banks in Turkey, where it was withdrawn and taken across the border to the terror group, court papers claim.
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