Rev Canon Andrew White learned he will face no further action after a probe into an accusation he paid terrorists in order to secure the release of six or seven Yazidi women being held as sex slaves in Syria and Iraq.
He always insisted that the captives were freed thanks to successful negotiations utilising his contacts in the region – and not by illegal payments to the group, which is also known as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Speaking on Premier’s News Hour with a touch of sarcasm, the 54-year-old said: “I have had this police investigation hanging over my head because I did the awful thing of trying to get back sex slaves from ISIS.
“What I didn’t do at any time was pay money to ISIS.
“It was a story which really had no foundation because at no time had I ever committed this crime.”
When the allegations surfaced, Canon White was suspended as president in 2015 from a charity he founded – the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East.
An investigation by the charity watchdog into the organisation is currently ongoing. The Charity Commission told Premier it will publish a report “once the inquiry has concluded”.
Last year, Canon White posted on social media that the Foundation “kicked” him out – despite officially being “retired” by the organisation.
In a statement given to Premier, the…
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