Bahraini Charity Officials Fined for Unauthorised Fundraising
TDT | Manama
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The Lower Criminal Court has fined two women, a former charity president and treasurer, BD 100 each for unauthorised fundraising. The court also ordered the confiscation of BD 26,062, the amount raised illegally.
The Public Prosecution charged the two women with collecting funds for general purposes without obtaining the necessary license in 2022, violating the provisions of Decree-Law No. (21) of 2013 concerning the regulation of fundraising for public purposes and its executive regulations No. (47) of 2014.
The case originated from a report filed by the Minister of Social Development to the Public Prosecutor. The ministry's Civil Organisations Support Department detected the illegal fundraising activity, a clear violation of the aforementioned laws. As per the case records, the defendants raised the funds to finance organising a conference.
The former president of the charity claimed she did not directly receive the BD 26,062. She stated that the money was deposited into the account of a company organising a conference, based on an agreement between the charity and the company.
The court's decision concludes the case, with the fines and confiscation of the illegally raised funds serving as penalties for the violation of fundraising regulations.
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