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SINGAPORE: No indication of funds flowing into Singapore via charities to support terrorism: Official
Charities ring-fenced donations after it was discovered that some of the individuals charged in Singapore’s largest money-laundering case had donated cash. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
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SINGAPORE – While there is no indication of overseas funds flowing into Singapore via the local charity sector to support terrorism-related activities, the Commissioner of Charities (COC) has released a toolkit for charities to avoid being exploited for such purposes.
The toolkit helps charities to identify and mitigate the risk of terrorist financing abuse.
Terrorist financing abuse refers to the exploitation of non-profit groups by terrorists to raise or move funds, or support terrorism-related operations.
The 2020 Singapore Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment identified non-profit groups here, including charities, to be at risk of such abuse, said the COC’s 2022 annual report, which was released in early December.
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