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TEHRAN, Jan 22 -A prominent Palestinian activist has won a two-year legal battle over his listing on the World-Check financial database, which linked him to “terrorism” based on an unsubstantiated claim by Israel.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -In a settlement announced on Monday at the high court in London, Majed al-Zeer, the chairman of the Palestinian Return Center (PRC) -- which is recognized by the UN for campaigning for the Palestinian refugees’ right of return -- was removed from the “terrorism” category and paid $13,000 in damages plus legal fees.
According to lawyers representing al-Zeer, he had been added to World-Check, the financial intelligence service owned by Thomson Reuters, because of a “politically motivated” proscription by the Israeli regime.
Zeer, who is also a British citizen, told the Middle East Eye news portal on Monday, “For the Palestinian cause, this is a historic moment.”
“It’s the starting point for anyone who is Palestinian or who works for Palestine to start chasing up World-Check for their false information, which has been spread everywhere to stop Palestine becoming free and Palestinians claiming their rights,” he said.
Zeer said the designation had played a crucial role in the closure of three bank accounts belonging to him and the PRC between 2009 and 2015.
“The curtailment of our banking facilities severely hindered our ability to operate and live and we were unable to penetrate the cloak of secrecy surrounding World-Check and their relationship with the banks,” he said.
Source: presstv
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