Nabil Sayadi
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Born in Lebanon, Nabil Sayadi was the director and founder of the Europe
an branch of Global Relief Foundation
, centred in Belgium
.
He is accused that he transferred 200,000 Euros to Al-Qaeda
financier Mohammed Zouaydi
, which caused him to be placed on FBI and United Nations
watch-lists along with his wife and GRF secretary Patricia Vinck. As a result, Belgium
froze their bank accounts. Neither organization had listed any crimes with which they are associated.
He currently lives in Putte
, outside Brussels
with his wife and four children, Omer, Younes, Rouqayah and Yassine.
He has been described by the FBI as a close friend and associate of Wadih El-Hage
, personal secretary to Osama bin Laden
.
On January 6, 2006, two Belgian judges exonerated Sayadi of any links with Al Qaeda after Sayadi's lawyer declared: "If the US has something against them, they should give it to us.http://www.lalibre.be/article.phtml?id=10&subid=90&art_id=260948
recently, they won a process against the Belgian state and by that reason they are declared innocent and now they have a big chance of being replaced from the blacklist, they are only waiting til this decision is made.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an branch of Global Relief Foundation
Global Relief Foundation
The Global Chevra Foundation , also known as Foundation Secours Mondial or FSM, was an Islamic charity based in Bridgeview, IL until it was raided and shut down on December 14, 2001 and listed among the "Designated Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations for Foreign Terrorist...
, centred in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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He is accused that he transferred 200,000 Euros to Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
financier Mohammed Zouaydi
Mohammed Zouaydi
Born in Syria, Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi became a Spanish accountant while living between Spain and Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia he was known as accountant for the al-Faisal branch of the Saudi royal family, which included Prince Turki al-Faisal....
, which caused him to be placed on FBI and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
watch-lists along with his wife and GRF secretary Patricia Vinck. As a result, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
froze their bank accounts. Neither organization had listed any crimes with which they are associated.
He currently lives in Putte
Putte
Putte is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Putte, Beerzel, Grasheide and Peulis. The town of Putte is around east of Mechelen. On January 1, 2006 Putte had a total population of 15,690...
, outside Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
with his wife and four children, Omer, Younes, Rouqayah and Yassine.
He has been described by the FBI as a close friend and associate of Wadih El-Hage
Wadih el-Hage
Wadih el-Hage is a former al-Qaeda member who is serving life imprisonment in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. He was indicted and arrested in 1998, and convicted on all counts and sentenced to life without parole in 2001...
, personal secretary to Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
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On January 6, 2006, two Belgian judges exonerated Sayadi of any links with Al Qaeda after Sayadi's lawyer declared: "If the US has something against them, they should give it to us.http://www.lalibre.be/article.phtml?id=10&subid=90&art_id=260948
recently, they won a process against the Belgian state and by that reason they are declared innocent and now they have a big chance of being replaced from the blacklist, they are only waiting til this decision is made.