(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl to start publishing a series of reports revealing and discussing the financial affairs and funds of the Syrian opposition's National Coalition.
These reports draw on interviews with highly influential figures with the Coalition.
Several high profile figures within the Coalition promised to speak with Zaman al-Wasl about the details of the Coalition’s financial transactions over the past two years, but refused to discuss any period prior on the basis they are not willing to talk about a past they were not a part of.
The financial affairs of the Syrian opposition is one of the unknown issues in the revolution although the Coalition has received support from half the countries in the world. Despite the visibility of the support the Coalition has received, many of the sums which came in and out of the Coalition accounts were not publicly announced or at least the transactions were not declared before the Coalition members or even in a meeting of the General Secretariat.
In this investigation, we inquire about why support for the Coalition and the Interim Government stopped, was it international pressure or a response to their financial mismanagement.
According to information obtained by Zaman al-Wasl, Turkey is the only state still providing the Coalition with minimal financial support sufficient to cover the costs of the headquarters in Florya, Istanbul and some other expenditures. Other countries have suspended their financial support entirely.
Zaman al-Wasl pledges to present this investigation without prejudice or suspicions. In each article, Zaman al-Wasl will present some of the evidences it has gathered for the consideration by the public and officials within this opposition institution.
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