http://akpwatch.org/switzerland-investigates-ak-party-linked-yimpas-under-terror-finance/
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Switzerland Investigates AK Party linked Yimpaş under Terror Finance
AKP Watch September 10th, 2007
Switzerland authorities investigating a possible terror finance case
for Yimpaş Holding, Turkish daily Hürriyet re****ted [1,2].
Yimpaş Group, one of the main financiers of AK Party,
illegally raised 2,5 billion euros from pious Turkish guest workers
in mosques throughout Europe who were not willing to put their
money into banks, since Islam prohibits interest
but permits dividends that are considered part of a
company's profits and where payment is not guaranteed.
Financial authorities in Germany and Switzerland began
to closely scrutinize Yimpaş after some officials were caught
at Customs hauling money or gold into Turkey in suitcases.
German and Swiss Prosecutors charged Yimpaş with crimes
related international fraud and money laundering.
The Manheim Federal Court in Germany issued an international
arrest warrant for Yimpaş Chairman Dursun Uyar and Interpol
at that time placed him on its Red Notice list, Hürriyet re****ted [3].
Switzerland was investigating possible international fraud by the
Yimpas Group AG, Jeanette Balmer, spokesman for the federal
prosecutor's office in Switzerland, said earlier.
During the investigation Swiss authorities could not determine
whereabouts of 18 million CHF, which possible end up
with islamic terrorist organisations.
AK Party's leading public figures, including Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coşkun,
Justice Minister Cemil Çiçek, Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu,
Speaker of Parliament Bülent Arinç, were frequently apperaring
in all opening receptions of Yimpaş Group.
Despite an international warrant for his arrest, Dursun Uyar,
Chairman of the huge Yimpaş Group, has made several public
appearances, in some cases close to police and government
officials, without being detained.
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References:
[1] http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/7250007.asp
[2] http://www.yimpasholding.com.tr/
[3] http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=5301606&p=2
See also:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.turkish/msg/71565b11ef83c502
http://www.haber3.com/haber.php?haber_id=346363
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