Controversy continues at Mon Repos Masjid

Jul 04, 2009 News

Members of the Mon Repos Masjid, East Coast Demerara, have reported that the executive body of the Masjid has intimidated a member of the mosque who was part of a group that filed a motion in the High Court against the said body.
Kaieteur News had reported that those five members from the Masjid had taken the court action in an effort to force the executive body to produce a financial audit statement outlining the amount of money they collected on behalf of the mosque and how much is actually being spent on the upkeep of the place.
Mohamed Fazil Ramzan told Kaieteur News yesterday that the Moulvi, along with the secretary and president, visited his home on June 18, last, and threatened to have him imprisoned for 20 years and have his house seized if he did not revoke his claim in the affidavit filed in the High Court.
However, Ramzan said that he refused to do such an act, and has since made a report to the Beterverwagting Police Station, where the ranks there promised to look into the situation.
Ramzan noted that he has even offered to settle the matter with the executive body if they show some accountability of the money, but according to him, they have since refused to do so.
Those summoned to the High Court include the President of the Masjid, Mohamed Khan, the secretary D. Rahat, and executive members, Ashmeed Mohamed, Rasheed Rahaman and Azim Bacchus.
Mohamed Alli told Kaieteur News recently that he along with four other members of the Mosque decided to take the executive body to court, due to the fact that they have been pleading with them to produce a financial statement for the years 2003 to 2009 on the amount of money being spent, but to date, the executive body has refused to do so.
The matter is scheduled to be called in the High Court on August 17, next.
“Once you spend people’s money, you must show some accountability…Islam speaks highly about accountability,” Mohammed Alli had said.
Alli is of the view that the President of the Masjid, along with the executive body is abusing the funds they collect from persons.
He explained that on most occasions, persons are being paid by the executive body when they do not do their jobs.
In the affidavit by Alli, it is stated that the President of the Masjid ordered that cards be issued to each member of the Masjid requiring a payment of $500 per month. It was also noted that the executive body began the business of renting wares to the members for functions and events.
According to the affidavit, it is true that improvements have been made to the Mosque and surrounding areas but on each occasion, such improvements were financed by separate donations from members of the Masjid, and others who reside out of Guyana.
Alli said that although it was agreed at the Annual General Meeting of the Mosque in 2002 that the legal firm of Mc Doom and Associates be employed to draft a constitution for the Jamaat, none was done so far. It was revealed that the firm was never approached by the executive body to draft the constitution.
It was also agreed at the meeting that the Jamaat be registered as a Friendly Society with the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, but it was found that the Mosque was never registered or had any application made for such registration.

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