جالية فيلادلفيا تسحب موافقتها باستضافة ورعاية دورة اتحاد ساسف الرياضية الثامنة

Quote: Subject: the letter to the sport commity Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:41:19 -0400 As a follow up with the committee meetings and your report regarding the discussion at the last meeting and your concerns pertaining the issue of soliciting the Sudanese Embassy for cash donations and inviting them to attend as Honor guest/Speakers, I sought legal advice from a DC lawyer and here is his legal advice: 1- The cash donation is it prohibited under many Federal laws including the Patriot Act 2001 and it will put the Community under violation of these laws and will be criminally liable( note that the organizing Committee is a part of the Community and under your direct responsibility as a Sport Officer of the Community). This point also applied to SASF as well. 2- The invitation will be a political issue and will put the Community under violation of Pennsylvania laws prohibiting endorsement of politicians left alone a foreign politicians from another country. Also we will lose our status of tax exemption. This also applied to SASF. 3- There is a security issue regarding a large sector of our community as well as some American organizations have human right issues against Sudan government and with inviting them will put our community members( note that they are Americans) under mental distress that might give them a course of action against us( the Community) later and also they might come to exercise their constitutional rights and demonstrate against the Embassy. 4- we should also notify City of Philadelphia as well as Mercer county officials of the invitation of the foreign politician and the possibility of these demonstrations so they can provide extra security and will disclaim the Community from any possible legal actions by our members or city of Philadelphia or mercer county. This also applied to SASF( note that we are member of SASF). 5- With our limited resources the Community will not be able to afford all these complications. We also a member in the City of Philadelphia Mayer Committee of African and Caribbean Affairs and we should notify this Committee of all these complications.