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Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The mushrooming of unauthorised non-governmental organisations in donation drives lately could be linked to the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) militant groups that collect funds to finance their activities, a Malaysian official stated.
Counter Terrorism Special Branch principal assistant director Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the funds gathered were believed to be used to spread their ideologies and propaganda, apart from financing IS activities in Syria.
Those who want to collect donations for humanitarian purposes need to be registered and recognised before any donation collection can begin, he said.
Meanwhile, President of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah Malaysia (Aswaja) Zamihan Mat Zin concurred with Ayob Khan and proposed that NGOs be required to have a police permit to collect donation.
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