🛑 Crisis within ADPI: Allegations of Financial Mismanagement and Threats Shake the Movement
Legal Disclaimer: This investigative report is based on testimonies and internal sources from within the “Abolish Direct Provision Ireland” (ADPI) group. As an independent platform, we publish these details in the interest of transparency and the protection of asylum seekers’ rights. We uphold the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” and grant Mr. Owen Keenth Chance and Naomi Landman the full right to respond and provide documented evidence to clarify these allegations.
Has the struggle against Direct Provision been turned into a tool for personal gain? This bitter question is echoing through the ranks of ADPI following a financial and administrative crisis that has pitted the group’s founders against hundreds of members demanding a “full audit.”
đź’° The Mystery of the Tens of Thousands: Where Did the Donations Go?
Our investigative sources point to a significant financial gap involving tens of thousands of Euros. While the group raised massive donations—particularly from the Algerian community and supporters of the “1,500-member amnesty” proposal—financial transparency remains non-existent.
Despite public expenses such as chartering buses for rallies, printing banners, storage costs, and helping members with cut allowances, there is a substantial “financial surplus” that remains unaccounted for. Documents received by our team point to large sums being handled through Belgian bank accounts. Members are now demanding a comprehensive financial breakdown from Naomi and Owen—a demand that has so far been met with a suspicious silence.
🎠The Strategy of “Extension” and the Business of Hope
The most serious allegation from a group of approximately 500 dissenting members is that the leadership is following a strategy of deliberately prolonging the case to ensure a continuous flow of donations. While Owen’s strategy failed to achieve tangible results for the amnesty proposal, it appears the focus shifted from achieving the goal to collecting money from the pockets of asylum seekers who are already suffering from poverty.
🔨 Threats and Intimidation: “Follow Me or Face Hell”
The issue goes beyond money; it has reached the level of intimidation. Our sources have provided evidence suggesting that Owen used threatening language against members who asked for clarifications regarding administrative failures.
Instead of dialogue, these members—who spent months of dedication and hard work—were met with insulting labels like “The Gang” or “The Rubble.” Most disturbingly, there were explicit threats of expulsion or being sent on a “journey to hell” for anyone who dared to question the leadership’s path.
🕵️ Identity and Belgian Accounts
Serious questions are being raised about identity. Sources claim that Owen identified himself as being of “Jamaican” origin, while bank records and preliminary inquiries suggest different details. This raises suspicions of a calculated plan to use an obscured identity to avoid legal accountability as the crisis unfolds.
⚖️ The Platform’s Stance: Asylum Seekers are Not Commodities
We have been among the strongest supporters of the “End Direct Provision” movement, and we always will be. However, we categorically reject the exploitation of asylum seekers’ pain and the wasting of their time and money under the guise of activism.
Accusing everyone who asks a question of “treason” is the weapon of the weak. We are here to say: The truth is indivisible, and public donations are a trust that does not expire.
🛑 A Call for Transparency and Right to Reply
We are monitoring this file closely as sources prepare to file a formal fraud case. We reiterate our call to Owen Keenth Chance and Naomi Landman to:
- Provide a certified financial audit of all donations .
- Clarify the nature of the Belgian bank accounts.
- Apologize to the members who were subjected to threats and bullying.
Justice for asylum seekers must begin within their own movements first.
