Turkey's chief public prosecutor has formally ruled that there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Saudi businessman and philanthropist Yassin Abdullah Al-Qadi has had contact with or has assisted the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Al-Qadi's lawyers at Peter Carter-Ruck and Partners said that the ruling followed an extensive and prolonged investigation covering Al-Qadi's personal, commercial and charitable activities. The probe concluded that, far from being a member or supporter of Al-Qaeda, Al-Qadi was above board and his actions were at all times wholly legitimate. Consequently, the prosecutor declared that there was no ground for proceedings to be brought against Al-Qadi.Al-Qadi's name was, in October 2004, added to the UN's list of persons suspected of financing terrorism at the insistence of the United States. Reacting to the Turkish decision, Al-Qadi said he was extremely pleased that truth had prevailed. He felt that the Turkish investigation was the first truly objective inquiry into the allegations linking him with Al-Qaeda that had surfaced in the aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Regarding a similar US case against him, he urged the US authorities to deal with it in a similarly objective fashion and to have the courage to admit that its allegations against him are entirely wrong.