Corruption and terrorism The branches in
Pakistan and
Afghanistan allegedly became corrupted by members of
al-Qaeda; those two branches were embargoed on 9 January 2002 by the
United States. The
government of Russia has banned RIHS from operating anywhere in
Russia and has deemed the society to be a
terrorist organisation. A release from the Treasury's Press Office alleged that the Pakistan office, under the direction of Abd al-Muhsin al-Libi, had inflated the number of orphans under its care. The United States has the organization listed on the
OFAC SDN list (as
Administration of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society Committee), thus prohibiting U.S. citizens and permanent residents from doing business with the organization.
Guantanamo captives whose continued detention was justified through connection to RIHS The continued detention of several
Guantanamo captives has been justified, in part, through their association with the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society. ==References==