Exclusive interview: Thwarting the terrorists

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector, 28 May 2008

The National Terrorist Finance Investigation Unit keeps a low profile. Its members avoid publicity and can't be photographed, but Detective Inspector Paul Newham agreed to talk to Third Sector. Helen Warrell sets the scene and asks him how charities can be protected from exploitation.

Since the destruction of the World Trade Centre in 2001, western security agencies have been more concerned than ever that charities could be used to funnel resources to terrorist groups. The concern intensified in the UK after the 2005 London bombings, which were linked to the activities of eight charities....

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