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UK government declines to publish review on funding of extremism
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS
JULY 12, 2017 / 10:30 AM / 4 MINUTES AGO
UK government declines to publish review on funding of extremism
Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday it would not publish in full its report on the sources of funding of Islamist extremism in Britain, prompting opposition charges that it was trying to protect its ally Saudi Arabia.
The report, commissioned in November 2015 by then-Prime Minister David Cameron, was handed to the government last year and ministers have been under pressure to release its findings following three deadly attacks in Britain since March which have been blamed on Islamist militants.
Home Secretary (interior minister) Amber Rudd said that though some extremist Islamist organizations were receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds, she had decided against publishing the review in full.
"This is because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons," she said in a written statement to parliament.
The review found the most common source of support for these organizations was from small, anonymous donations from people based in Britain, according to Rudd.
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JULY 12, 2017 / 10:30 AM / 4 MINUTES AGO
UK government declines to publish review on funding of extremism
Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday it would not publish in full its report on the sources of funding of Islamist extremism in Britain, prompting opposition charges that it was trying to protect its ally Saudi Arabia.
The report, commissioned in November 2015 by then-Prime Minister David Cameron, was handed to the government last year and ministers have been under pressure to release its findings following three deadly attacks in Britain since March which have been blamed on Islamist militants.
Home Secretary (interior minister) Amber Rudd said that though some extremist Islamist organizations were receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds, she had decided against publishing the review in full.
"This is because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons," she said in a written statement to parliament.
The review found the most common source of support for these organizations was from small, anonymous donations from people based in Britain, according to Rudd.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-funding-saudi-idUSKBN19X1YD
