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Fugitive terrorist involved in financial crime in Bahrain

Xinhua, June 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

A fugitive terrorist at large in Iran was found to be running a charity that links to illegal fund-raising and money laundering, prosecutors in Bahrain said on Wednesday.

Bank accounts of the Al Risala Islamic Society have been frozen by the authorities on Tuesday, together with those of the Islamic Enlightenment Society, also a charity organization.

The two groups are now under investigation over money laundering and discrepancies in financial remittances and transactions.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Prosecutor Mohammed Al Malki said other related suspects from the two societies have been summoned and questioned, adding that they have all been under similar charges.

The suspects have been released pending the outcome of the investigations.

Officials said the investigation also revealed that a cleric held 10 million U.S. dollars in his bank account, now frozen by the authorities and awaits further probe. Endit