• Qatar Charity is the main charitable arm of the Qatar Government  

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya   

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera who is in Qatar on an official visit said yesterday that Sri Lanka has decided to lift the ban imposed on Qatar Charity.   “He Met Officials of the Qatar Charity on Wednesday.  

Conveyed the message that the Defence Ministry has informed the Attorney General its decision to lift the ban on the fund which was imposed in 2019. Discussed the Charity’s work in Sri Lanka and globally,” he tweeted.   
Qatar Charity is the main charitable arm of the Qatar Government and it has a registered office in Sri Lanka.   
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry imposed a ban on the Qatar Charity in 2019 claiming it as a terrorist organisation.   
Earlier, during the case against lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah, the CID informed the Court that “Qatar Charity” is a terrorist funding organisation and said that offences relating to funding terrorism were being probed by them.   

• Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry imposed a ban on the Qatar Charity in 2019 claiming it as a terrorist organisation