Charity accused of embezzling money donated to build model village in Pakistan

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KUWAIT CITY, March 18: A local, well known charity stands accused of embezzling money of philanthropists who had donated money to build ‘The Model Village’ in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to reliable sources this is the third complaint that has been filed by the Public Prosecution with the Attorney-General about major financial abuses.

The new complaint has been filed under the title ‘Embezzling public funds and damaging the reputation of Kuwait and its charity institutions working in the humanitarian field. Sources say the ‘Model Village’ is not fully constructed and there are only 200 houses, and the rest of the houses are built by various other charity societies, some of them built from individual collections and others by local associations.

A number of ‘Village’ residents are asking “Where is the money collected by the people of Kuwait and its institutions gone and the funds allocated to build the village.” Sources pointed out the complaint uncovers the facts so that the good people in Kuwait can know where the money they have sent to build the village for their affected brothers in Pakistan in 2010 due to the fl oods is going.

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