The Norwegian judiciary speculates, at the expense of the leaders of the associations, the crimes of "embezzlement" and "international money laundering"
Of Gerry Freda
In Norway, the ong they ended up in the center of one “media storm”. The leaders of various non-profit organizations were in fact investigated by the judiciary of the Nordic country because they were suspected of having stolen, for private purposes, huge sums from the associations' coffers.
Other exponents of the world of volunteering have instead been indicted for having received funding by foreign governments in violation of anti-money laundering legislation.
The investigations are still in progress in Norway, but they risk producing negative effects on the reputation of the entire non-profit sector. For the moment, the media-judicial offensive has overwhelmed three national NGOs: Norwegian Refugee Council (Nrc), Norwegian People’s Aid (Npa) e Global Network for Rights and Development (Gnrd). Regarding all’Nrc, a member of management was investigated for taking possession of part of the donations donated to the association in recent years. The identity of the individual was not revealed either by investigators or by the press. He would have diverted over 800 thousand Norwegian crowns (approximately 100 thousand US dollars) from the assets of the institution. Based on rumors reported by the newspaper Aftenposten, the amount would have been used to pay for stays in the Caribbean, in ultra-luxury hotel. The crime of "embezzlement" was also hypothesized by the magistrates against three Npa exponents. The latter, whose identity is not yet known, they would have deducted from the NGO's coffers, overall, almost one million Norwegian kroner (just under 120 thousand US dollars), all money resulting from donations from supporters. L’Aftenposten claims that this sum would also have been used to finance expensive trips to exclusive tourist locations.
“Money laundering” and “collusion with foreign governments” are the crimes contested by the leaders of the Global Network for Rights and Development. The name of the alleged perpetrator of these crimes was revealed both by the judiciary and by the public television Nrk: Loai Mohammed Deeb. This one, founder of Gnrd, was charged in the Stavanger District Court with entertaining, dal 2013 al 2015, opaque economic relations with the Qatari authorities, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. According to the public broadcaster, Deeb’s nail, Palestinian refugee repaired to Norway in 2001, would have received funding equal to more than that from these governments 10 million crowns (1,2 million dollars). The huge sums granted to Gnrd by “Gulf monarchies” would have been considered by both the magistrates and the Oslo intelligence as "illegal donations". Answer, according to the investigators, would have helped senior officials of the three Arab countries to carry out a "massive operation". international recycling of money".
After it “abuse scandal” and it “prostitution scandal”, European associations find themselves at the center of yet another "media storm".
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