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Join on Telegram Rabat – Hezbollah, the Lebanese organization with heavy links to Iran, has been linked to a vast financial network specializing in money laundering, run by the Polisario Front, according to a report by Israeli channel i24news.
Polisario’s network utilizes a method called “Hawala” to transfer money through intermediaries with several bank accounts, the i24news report details.
The bank accounts were mainly based in Spain, however Polisario’s operation extended to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and European countries such as France, Germany, and Belgium.
Video footage secretly recorded by the Israeli channel also accused a Polisario member named Ahmed Abderrahman of being the leader behind the money laundering ring. The recording showed a conversation between Abderrahman and an official from Hezollah’s financial arm.
“I like Hezbollah. Despite the struggles in Lebanon, I like what they are doing,” Abderrahman can be heard saying. “Hezbollah is always special, I am Sunni and you are Shia but I love Hezbollah because they keep their word, even if I am Sunni.”
“They [Hezbollah] proved their power during the war in 2006 against Israel,” he added. “Many countries fear Israel, but not Hezbollah. That’s why I like them.”
The Polisario member also talked about Iran, praising how the country directly supports its allies with arms and funding.
The report also uncovered social media posts by Adberrahman expressing the same sentiments about Iran’s foreign policy strategies.
Morocco has long warned against Iran and Hezbollah interfering in North Africa, such as in 2018 when Rabat cut ties with Tehran, accusing it of using its proxy Hezbollah to train and arm the Polisario Front.
Despite denial from Polisario and Tehran, Morocco emphasized that it has “carefully prepared” files detailing evidence of the collusion between Polisario and Hezbollah.
The North African country also appealed for a condemnation of Iranian intervention more recently, during the Arab League summit held in Algiers.
