adam smith international — their offices are just across the riverfrom parliament. e last five years, adam smith international, asi, as won british aid contracts worth more than £537 million. adam smith international say they bring expertise and deliver results. but earlier this year, asi was banned from new government contracts after serious questions were raised about the compa ny‘s ethical integrity. at the moment, asi have proved themselves to be an inappropriate company to spend such large amounts of aid money. what we are worried about is that asi is already operating a number of contracts that haven't been terminated because they were already in process. asi still has a major project running in syria. it is managed from across the border in turkey. i have come to gaziantep, the front lines of british aid going into syria. it is delivered by a network of syrians because it's too dangerous for foreigners to cross the border. i'm on my way to meet someone who works trying to implement aid programmes inside syria, paid for by british taxpayers. what he saw happeni

about funding the so-called free syrian police and it was implemented by a company called adam smith international its offices are in this building in london and adam smith international it's a think tank it's a lobbying group and it also promotes democratic reforms around the world given the chaotic nature of civil war and given the makeup of the syrian opposition an investigation done by b.b.c. panorama now alleges that some of that government money may have ended up in the hands of extremists as a result according to the documents seen by this investigation police in aleppo province were forced to hyundai of a cache to the extremist group that was in control of the area that it also claims that the syrian branch of al qaida to battle nuestra hand hand picked the offices for two of these so-called free syrian police forces in the aid live province there are also allegations that there were dead and fictitious people on this force's payroll and the foreign office has now confirmed that it has suspended the funding towards the ajax scheme that is the access to justice and community security scheme

panorama program is to create a scapegoat which is the free syrian place adam smith international inthis case while ignoring for me the much more important concept of the white home let's now if we compare the white helmet concept to for example the k.l.a. which morphed into the kosovo security corps in course of our it's a very similar process where saying the british government colluding with al-qaeda affiliates inside syria we're saying running alongside the white helmet organization which we know works hand in. and with no support from various other extremists and stays inside syria it acts as a human share it acts as a protection for the terrorist entity it acts as a. camouflage for the atrocities that they are committing against the syrian people so i think we're not saying a protection of the white home it's themselves per se inside syria what we're saying is a protection of the global concept we're saying the white home that's appearing in brazil in venezuela or in malaysia or in the philippines so this is not a serious centric action this is a global issue that protecting th

panorama program was entirely on the free syrian police and of course on adam smith international thatas a history of channel corruption profiteering from age contracts which is being extensively documented by even mainstream media in the u.k. ok but what you said about the white helmets white helmets but it is still routinely used it was used on the night of that banner over program the we're talking about why are they protected by the mainstream media here i think are the word you used is absolutely correct they are being protected and i honestly believe that this b.b.c. . program let's remember b.b.c. panoramas history in syria let's remember saving syria's children and robert steers forensic analysis of entire report and its potential to be nothing more than propaganda so i genuinely believe this baby panorama program is to create a scapegoat which is the free syrian place adam smith international in this case while ignoring for me the much more important concept of the white home let's now if we compare the white helmet concept to for example the k.l.a. which morphed into the koso

adam smith. international have cooled the claims about that were entirely untrue and misleading the company says that it refutes them and that it will pursue every legal avenue in order to defend the reputation of the project and the company itself of course the whole pig of a british foreign aid is one that's highly controversial there's a lot of public debate about it that's taxpayers' money that's center broad to help all of the countries thirteen billion pounds a year to be precise and many hints say that the government should be spending some of that money instead on things like the public health service and on education so allegations that some of the government's money may have ended up in the hands of extremists it is only going to fuel the men's. reporting that david and goliath tale of a german energy joint being taken on by a farmer in peru will tell you why after the break. there is no center in the united states political discourse it's all center right ever since the clinton people came into powe

claims that a british aid company is inadvertently funding to hardest in syria adam smith international which aims at improving living conditions in third world countries is accused of letting its funding end up in the hands of terrorists let's get more details now we're joined by our correspondent because she's outside adam smith international waters are there polly what exactly is this organization being accused of here. up until last night the british government. even whereby it provided funding towards policing and community services in opposition held areas of syria areas of syria that the government doesn't control and this project was about funding the so-called free syrian police force and it was implemented by this company and inflamed international where outside the headquarters here in london said i must make international is a think tank a lot being. democratic values around the world it effectively worked as an intermediary so its job was to take the government's money and hand it to the right people in syria but given the chaotic nature of city. war and perhaps the make up

it's claimed that a british aid company is inadvertently funding jihadists in syria adam smith international which aims at improving living conditions in third world countries is accused of letting its funding and up in the hands of terrorists according to a t.v. documentary which will be broadcast later only boy has the details. the british government had a scheme whereby it provided funding towards policing and community services in opposition held areas of syria and this project was about funding the so-called free syrian police force and it was implemented by this company adam smith international where outside the headquarters here in london the b.b.c. panorama is now alleging that british taxpayers' money may have ended up in the hands of over extremists as a result of this british government scheme according to documents seen by the investigation police in the electoral process province were forced to hand over cash to an extremist group that was in control of the area that it also claims that the syrian branch of al qaida nuestra had conned picked up police offices for two of these fr

the company which runs the aid projects, adam smith international, asi, told us the government was awareave this is in place to make sure they are treated fairly and plainly. the foreign office has suspended funding while it investigates panorama‘s allegations. panorama is on bbc one tonight at 7:30pm. as new driving tests come into force, to better reflect modern roads, examiners have begun a 48—hour strike. the new tests will see an end to manoeuvres such as the three—point turn and reversing round a corner, but learners will now have to parallel park and follow directions from a sat nav. members of the public and commercial services union are protesting against the changes, as well as pay and working hours. facebook says it is creating 800 newjobs in the uk as it opens a new office in central london. it will become the firm‘s biggest engineering hub outside of the united states. an estimated 2,300 people will be employed by the social media company in the uk by the end of next year. a co—operative group is to start selling food beyond its "best before" date. 125 shops in east anglia w

the company which runs the aid project, adam smith international, or asi, say they recommended stoppingly disagreed. funding to the station wasn't stopped until ten months after the payments were first discovered. the police also support zenki's barbaric justice system. mahmud bitar says he was tortured in the zenki prison in 2014. it was just before asi took over the contract, but britain was already funding the free syrian police. mahmud says these police officers were his prison guards. they were there 21w. they are there all the time, and, of course, the free syrian police knew about what's going on. they knew, of course. panorama also discovered the police officers were present at the stoning of two women in another part of northern syria. we spoke to someone who worked for asi but didn't want to be identified. asi said the stoning was only five weeks after the company took over the project, and the men were not formally officers. they'd since been removed permanently. the foreign office has suspended funding while it investigates panorama's allegations. jane corbin, bbc news. and

the company which runs the aid project, adam smith international, or asi, told us the government wasuns the aid project, adam smith international, or asi, told us the government was aware of cash going to zenki, and asi have strict guidelines in place to ensure detainees are treated fairly and plainly. the foreign office has suspended funding while it investigates panorama's allegations. a spanish supreme courtjudge has released on bail 64 catalan ministers who were held over their pa rt ministers who were held over their part in illegally trying to break the region away from spain. they face charges of rebellion against the state. the eight had campaign further release ahead of regional elections. all eight ministers have been imprisoned for more than a month. today, they have appealed to thejudge to say month. today, they have appealed to the judge to say they should be to campaign from tomorrow as part of the catalan elections because they are held on remand in custody. they have not been charged. the crane they could be charged with include sedition or rebellion against the state

the company which runs the aid project, adam smith international or asi, told us the government was aware guidelines in place to ensure detainees are being treated fairly and humanely. panorama also discovered that in 2014, officers from the british funded police were present at the stoning of two women in northern syria. someone who worked for asi in syria agreed to speak to me about it, although he didn't want to be identified. asi said the stoning was only five weeks after the company took over the project and the men were not formally officers and have since been removed permanently. the free syrian police also cooperate with the so—called justice system of al—nusra, the syrian branch of al-qaeda. so how did a british aid project ever get involved with extremist courts? people being sentenced to death for homosexuality. clearly that is completely and utterly unacceptable by any standard. the idea that british taxpayers' money was associated with that would of course be wholly abhorrent. the foreign office has suspended funding while it investigates but says the work in syria is import

the company which runs the aid project, adam smith international or asi, told us the government was aware from the british funded police were present at the stoning of two women in northern syria. someone who worked for as! in syria agreed to speak to me about it, although he didn't want to be identified. asi said the stoning was only five weeks after the company took over the project and the men were not formally officers and have since been removed permanently. the free syrian police also cooperate with the so—called justice system of al—nusra, the syrian branch of al-anda. so how did a british aid project ever get involved with extremist courts? people being sentenced to death for homosexuality. clearly that is completely and utterly unacceptable by any standard. the idea that british taxpayers' money was associated with that would of course be wholly abhorrent. the foreign office has suspended funding while it investigates but says the work in syria is important to protect our national interest and it robustly monitors all aid programmes. jane corbyn, bbc news. and you can watch the f