1 Builder A Consortium B Clandestine Use of Place of Worship 1 Prayer and worship Clandestine meetings Charitable foundation Funds from wealthy sympathisers Funds from local community ID: 585622
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Builder A
Consortium B
Clandestine Use of Place of Worship (1)
Prayer and
worship
Clandestine
meetings
‘Charitable
foundation’
Funds from
wealthy sympathisers’
Funds from
local communitySlide2
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Clandestine Use of Place of Worship (2)
Key factsReligious extremism: places of worship can become a target for extremists’ fund-raising activitiesScope: only likely to apply to terrorist groups with a religious agendaTerrorist financier’s perspective
Likely centre for sympathisers – a good potential source for fund-raisingSlide3
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Clandestine Use of Place of Worship (3)
Possible ‘red flags’Difficulties in establishing and identifying who owns and controls a centre for religious worshipUnexplained large volumes of ‘donations’ that are inconsistent with the size and wealth of the local faith communityFinancial movements including forward transfers to third parties whose connection with the centre and its business are unknown or unexplainedConnections between the local faith community and countries known to be at a high risk from terrorism