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London – Qatar has resorted to illegal methods including dangerous invasions of Britain’s justice system, in an attempt to surround a new scandal related to its terrorist financing, which is expected to have legal consequences after it hits the halls of British courts. .
Through threats and blackmail, Qatar is trying to pressure eight Syrians affected by Al-Nusra Front terrorism in their country, and they have brought cases before the Supreme Court of Great Britain, including an accusation that Doha is responsible for what they It happened while funding the extremist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda.
This issue arises as one of the consequences of Qatar’s significant involvement in the Syrian dossier, as Doha had entered the path of the revolution that broke out against the Bashar al-Assad government at the beginning of the current decade.
In the context of its attempt to block the path of moderate forces and to push hard-line Islamists to power in the event of the fall of the regime, it has used its financial strength to support those forces, which include terrorist organizations. They have displaced hundreds of thousands more.
The court said the state of Qatar is hatching a criminal conspiracy to corrupt British justice by bribery and intimidation of witnesses and by placing illegal devices to monitor their movements. The Supreme Court stated that these measures were issued in an attempt to prevent charges of responsibility for terrorist financing during the Syrian civil war from reaching the Emir of Qatar.
In the details of Qatar’s attempt to intimidate witnesses in the case, which was reported by British newspapers, two armed and masked men arrived at the home of a main witness at night. He told the court that he was offered “unspeakable wealth” in order to reveal the identities of several of the authors of the case against Qatar. The British court had granted them the right to remain anonymous for reasons related to their personal safety.
The British authorities began to take action against the Qatari intimidation attempt as the Anti-Terror Police opened an investigation into the suspicion that guests and witnesses in the “Bank of Doha” terrorist financing case were exposed to threats and blackmail operations by Qatari officials.
The British daily The Guardian mentioned in a report details of allegations of attempts to obstruct the course of justice during a court hearing in London on Wednesday in a case related to a compensation claim brought by eight Syrian refugees against the aforementioned bank, which It is based in the capital of Qatar, Doha.
Syrian refugees brought a case to the British High Court against the bank accused of transferring funds to Jabhat al-Nusra, which later changed its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, and today controls a large area in northwestern Syria.
Syrian prosecutors said they were forced to flee to the Netherlands after the Al-Nusra Front destroyed their homes and homes in Syria, and today they are demanding compensation from the Bank of Qatar for the damage they suffered as a result of its funding of the terrorist organization.
During Wednesday’s session, attorney Ben Emerson, who represents four of the plaintiffs, revealed to the Supreme Court that his clients had been harassed, intimidated, pressured, covert external surveillance, threats from armed and masked men at night, attempted bribery and other methods.
The lawyer indicated that the British Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorism Command had received the details of the intimidation campaign which involved attempts to obstruct the course of justice in both the UK and the Netherlands.
He added that the court heard the facts, which included attempts to bribe and monitor witnesses and harass them. He noted that the intimidation campaigns came under the orders of the State of Qatar, explaining that recent threats included nightly visits by masked men to the homes of the victims this week.
Emerson revealed to the court that four of the petitioners were effectively forced to withdraw, fearing for their lives.
Judge Rosalind was forced to postpone the thorny case, which she described, until it could be “handled with greater force” and stronger evidence gathered.
After the hearing, Jason McCoy, Senior Partner at McCoy & Partners Law Firm, said: “It is clear that the plaintiffs will not receive a fair trial if these alleged acts continue. We have faith that the British justice system will adequately address these issues and then allow our clients’ case to continue unimpeded. “
