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   From: js@phendrie.con   
      
   On 8/11/2021 8:55 AM, Lee wrote:   
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   >   
   > Court grants permission for judicial   
   > review into Unexplained Wealth Order   
   > against Donald Trump   
   > Aug 11   
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   > Nick Flynn, legal director at Avaaz,   
   > said the judgement would help seek   
   > answers about Mr Trump’s purchase of   
   > Turnberry.   
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   > “Today’s win means Scottish ministers   
   > will now be challenged in court over   
   > their ongoing failure to seek an UWO   
   > to investigate Trump's suspicious   
   > Turnberry purchase,” he said.   
      
   Trump is a crook, and the "unexplained wealth" is of Russian origin.   
      
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   > "Armed with a proper understanding of   
   > the law, we hope that ministers agree   
   > that Trump’s purchase demands the   
   > transparency that only a UWO can bring.   
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   > "Ministers have been turning a blind   
   > eye to the cloud of suspicion hanging   
   > over Trump Turnberry for far too long.”   
   >   
   > Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick   
   > Harvie, who brought the UWO motion to   
   > Holyrood in February, said the decision   
   > represented a “step forward” in an   
   > issue where Scotland’s reputation was   
   > “at stake.”   
   >   
   > UWOs are rarely used civil powers   
   > which allow authorities to target   
   > suspected corrupt foreign officials   
   > who have potentially laundered stolen   
   > money through the UK.   
   >   
   > The mechanism is designed to force   
   > the owners of assets to disclose their   
   > wealth. If an official, or their   
   > family, cannot prove a legitimate   
   > source for their riches, authorities   
   > can go to court to seize the property.   
   >   
   > “Scotland’s reputation is at stake,   
   > and it is entirely within the powers   
   > of ministers to defend it. An UWO   
   > would be a clear signal that business   
   > in Scotland must be transparent and   
   > accountable, no matter the individual   
   > involved.”   
   > https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/court-grants-permission-for-judic   
   > ial-review-into-unexplained-wealth-order-against-donald-trump-3342131   
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