Syrian refugee finds and returns €150,000 hidden in donated cupboard
Thursday, June 30th, 2016 4:56:21 by fatimaarshad
A Syrian refugee residing in Germany acted as a hero as he found and returned a whopping amount of €150,000. According to reports, the incident was reported from the German town of Minden, where a Syrian refugee who arrived here last year, returned the discovered amount instead of keeping it.
The 25-year-old Muhannad was assembling a donated cupboard when he discovered €50,000 in cash and savings books containing more than €100,000 hidden under a board while assembling the furniture. Instead of keeping the money which could have him sorted for the future, Muhannad decided to return it to the authorities.
Muhannad was skeptical at first so he took to the internet to find out if they money was in fact real. When he was convinced that what he had was real money, he handed it over to the local authorities who then gave it to the police.
When the incident gained traction, a lot of media reporters came to the Syrian refugee for an interview. When one of the reporters asked him why he returned the money, Muhannad said that his religion Islam would never allow him to use this money. “Allah would never allow me to finance my own interests with someone else’s wealth,” he said.
In the recent past, there has been a lot of hostility towards refugees taking shelter in Western countries. A lot of terrorist attacks are also being linked to open the doorway to these refugees. However, this incidents sheds a positive light on Syrian refugees and Islam.
“This young man has behaved in an exemplary manner and deserves great credit,” said the police, quoted in a statement. “People often report small amounts of money found to the police, but such a large sum is absolutely exceptional.
The police is now looking for the rightful owners of the money.
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on Jun 30 2016. Filed under Pakistan.
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