In violation of EU law, Dutch authorities have detained a father and daughter for “large-scale financing” of Hamas, the prosecutors stated on Monday.
The 55-year-old man and his 25-year-old daughter were taken into custody on June 22 in the nearby town of Leidschendam, according to AFP.
Investigators discovered cash and seized a bank account with a balance of around 750,000 euros ($820,000) during searches of a residence in Leidschendam and a company in Rotterdam.
In addition to being accused of providing about 5.5 million euros ($6 million) to Hamas, “they are also suspected of participating in a criminal organization whose purpose is to support Hamas financially,” according to the public prosecution office.
According to the prosecution, this group took the place of an earlier, authorized entity that funded Hamas.
They stated that the investigation was started as a result of complaints of odd transactions and press headlines concerning a Hamas fundraising event in Europe.
The two are still being held.
The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas, which was given an EU sanction. terrorism blacklist following the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.
A lower E.U. temporarily removed it from the list of the bloc’s top court in 2014, but was reinstated by it in 2017, according to AFP.
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