CANADA
Hamilton Spectator
By Carmela Fragomeni
A priest connected to a private refugee sponsorship program overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton has been suspended amid allegations of financial misappropriation of funds.
The priest, Father Amer Saka, is a Chaldean Catholic and was most recently the parish priest at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in London, Ont. The Chaldean church represents Catholics from Iraq and neighbouring countries.
Saka’s connection to the Hamilton Roman Catholic diocese is through its refugee sponsorship program, where he privately sponsored Iraqi refugees, said spokesperson Monsignor Murray Kroetsch.
Efforts to reach Saka were unsuccessful.
London police spokesperson Const. Ken Steeves said the Hamilton diocese has contacted his service and they are awaiting more information.
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