Gift of the Givers founder denies he put kidnapped Shiraaz Mohamed in danger
The founder of humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, has denied he put kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed‘s life in danger. Sooliman was responding to accusations made by Mohamed’s mother, Shireen Mohamed, who said he had put her son’s life danger when he prematurely announced his escape from captivity in Syria, despite being asked not to.
Speaking to News24, Sooliman said he had made sure information regarding Mohamed’s escape was true. Before we made the press release our contacts on the ground verified that Shiraaz was moved across the border into Turkey and was in the hands of Turkish intelligence. Once he was safe, only then did we make the announcement.” He added that they had met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on Wednesday, who also confirmed it was in talks with the Turkish government.
Mohamed had been in captivity in Syria for the past three years and reportedly managed to escape this week. In a media statement issued on Thursday, Shireen Mohamed alleged Gift of the Givers was not involved in efforts to bring her son back home because “Sooliman failed in his promises to free Shiraaz from his captors and bring him home to me”. Despite this, she said that, in October, the family asked Sooliman for help in raising ransom money, but he refused.
Regarding Mohamed’s escape, Shireen Mohamed said they had received this information before Sooliman had alerted them. “In the media, Dr Sooliman spoke about how happy the family was; however, he has had no direct contact with me apart from the WhatsApp message. On Sunday morning, the family was shocked to hear news reports about Shiraaz’s “escape” from the media, based on Gift of the Givers’ press statement. We had expressly requested that this information not be shared until we received official confirmation from the authorities,” she said.
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