British newspaper: Qatar transferred millions of dollars to Jabhat al-Nusra through the Brotherhood
A British newspaper reported that Qatar has injected millions of dollars through the Muslim Brotherhood into the terrorist group Al-Nusra in Syria.
“Qatar is accused of playing a pivotal role in laundering money destined for members of al-Nusra Front (ANF), which was al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria”, The Times said.
Doha “transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to terrorists in Syria”, the newspaper said.
A lawsuit filed before the High Court in London alleged that a special office of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad was the center of the transfer of such “secret funds” to Jabhat al-Nusra and terrorists in Syria, the newspaper said.
The suit, filed by nine Syrians, included claims for compensation from a group of defendants, including: Two Qatari banks, several charities, businessmen, prominent politicians and civil servants have been among the defendants in a compensation suit filed by nine Syrians.
The lawsuit also alleged a “conspiracy” conducted on behalf of the State of Qatar, in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to the court case papers pending at the High Court in London, senior members of the Qatari ruling family led the plot and provided funds to support and facilitate the transfer of funds to al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in the Syrian civil war, where Jabhat al-Nusra received hundreds of millions of dollars from Qataris and Qatari organizations acting on behalf of the Qatari state.
The defendants included former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad ben Jassim Al Thani and Abdul Hadi Al Hajeri, the owner of the Ritz Hotel in London, but the lawyers of Qatari officials said the charges were baseless.
“The lawsuit alleged that the money, which had been used to finance terrorist groups, was made through overpriced construction contracts and the purchase of real estate with huge funds and huge salaries for Syrian migrant workers”.
“The secret financing operation was carried out through the Brotherhood and included meetings in Turkey between prominent Qatari figures and representatives of terrorist groups operating in Syria”, the newspaper said.
The money was transferred directly from bank accounts belonging to Qatari companies and charities to Syria or to Turkish banks, where it was withdrawn and delivered across the Turkish border with Syria, she said.
