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===2003 inquiry=== | ===2003 inquiry=== | ||
On August 22, 2003 the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] published a list of six individuals and five charities it alleged to have links to [[Hamas]] and [[terrorism]]. The list included Interpal. It described all as "[[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]]s." The Treasury Department's [[Office of Foreign Assets Control#Specially Designated Nationals List|Office of Foreign Assets Control]] put them all on a list of individuals and organisations with whom [[United States citizens]] and [[Permanent residence (United States)|permanent residents]] are prohibited from doing business.<ref>[http://www.ots.treas.gov/_files/48937.html "U.S. Designates Five Charities Funding Hamas and Six Senior Hamas Leaders as Terrorist Entities"], [[United States Department of the Treasury]], August 22, 2003.</ref> A few weeks later, after a full investigation, the British Charity Commission cleared Interpal of any illegal activities, finding the U.S. Treasury did not provide evidence to support their allegations, and unfroze its assets.<ref>Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, ''Hamas: Politics, Charity, And Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Yale University Press,'' 2007, [https://archive.org/details/hamaspoliticscha00levi/page/158 <!-- quote=Interpal British Charity Commission 2003. --> p. 158], {{ISBN|0300122586}}, 9780300122589</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200203/ldhansrd/vo031006/text/31006-05.htm#31006-05_head0|title=Lords Hansard, Column 18, Interpal: Charitable Status|date=6 Oct 2003|publisher=[[Hansard]]|accessdate=24 March 2007}}</ref> | On August 22, 2003 the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] published a list of six individuals and five charities it alleged to have links to [[Hamas]] and [[terrorism]]. The list included Interpal. It described all as "[[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]]s." The Treasury Department's [[Office of Foreign Assets Control#Specially Designated Nationals List|Office of Foreign Assets Control]] put them all on a list of individuals and organisations with whom [[United States citizens]] and [[Permanent residence (United States)|permanent residents]] are prohibited from doing business.<ref>[http://www.ots.treas.gov/_files/48937.html "U.S. Designates Five Charities Funding Hamas and Six Senior Hamas Leaders as Terrorist Entities"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721024711/http://www.ots.treas.gov/_files/48937.html |date=2011-07-21 }}, [[United States Department of the Treasury]], August 22, 2003.</ref> A few weeks later, after a full investigation, the British Charity Commission cleared Interpal of any illegal activities, finding the U.S. Treasury did not provide evidence to support their allegations, and unfroze its assets.<ref>Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, ''Hamas: Politics, Charity, And Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Yale University Press,'' 2007, [https://archive.org/details/hamaspoliticscha00levi/page/158 <!-- quote=Interpal British Charity Commission 2003. --> p. 158], {{ISBN|0300122586}}, 9780300122589</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200203/ldhansrd/vo031006/text/31006-05.htm#31006-05_head0|title=Lords Hansard, Column 18, Interpal: Charitable Status|date=6 Oct 2003|publisher=[[Hansard]]|accessdate=24 March 2007}}</ref> | ||
After the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] repeated this allegation, it was sued by Interpal. The parties settled out of court,<ref>Dominic Casciani, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3135392.stm Islamic charity cleared of Hamas link], [[BBC]], 24 September 2003.</ref> with the Board of Deputies making a public apology and posting the statement on its website for 28 days. The statement on their Web-site concluded: | After the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] repeated this allegation, it was sued by Interpal. The parties settled out of court,<ref>Dominic Casciani, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3135392.stm Islamic charity cleared of Hamas link], [[BBC]], 24 September 2003.</ref> with the Board of Deputies making a public apology and posting the statement on its website for 28 days. The statement on their Web-site concluded: | ||
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===Supplement to the 2006-2009 inquiry=== | ===Supplement to the 2006-2009 inquiry=== | ||
A supplemental report was issued in 2012 by the Charity Commission to describe the actions that Interpal had taken to comply with the recommendations of the 2009 inquiry. Interpal was reported to have complied with the requirements of the 2009 inquiry. Interpal was no longer a member of the Union for Good. The trustee linked to the Union for Good had resigned as General Secretary of that organisation. Although Interpal did have to request an extension of the deadline given by the Charity Commission, it had by June 2012 published a Partnership and Funding Operations Manual that set out procedures that would effectively address the failings reported in the 2009 inquiry. The Commission said that it was the responsibility of the trustees to continue to monitor the issues raised by the inquiry.<ref>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120816224444/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Library/interpal_supplementary.pdf</ref> | A supplemental report was issued in 2012 by the Charity Commission to describe the actions that Interpal had taken to comply with the recommendations of the 2009 inquiry. Interpal was reported to have complied with the requirements of the 2009 inquiry. Interpal was no longer a member of the Union for Good. The trustee linked to the Union for Good had resigned as General Secretary of that organisation. Although Interpal did have to request an extension of the deadline given by the Charity Commission, it had by June 2012 published a Partnership and Funding Operations Manual that set out procedures that would effectively address the failings reported in the 2009 inquiry. The Commission said that it was the responsibility of the trustees to continue to monitor the issues raised by the inquiry.<ref>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120816224444/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Library/interpal_supplementary.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Legal actions brought by Interpal== | ==Legal actions brought by Interpal== | ||