2017, after a request under the Freedom of Information Act by The Times newspaper that Galloway's then wife Dr. Amineh Abu-Zayyad had received £84,000 in salary and expenses from the appeal after being appointed as its medical and scientific officer without any appropriate process and without a contract of employment. The Yorkhill NHS Trust in Glasgow received £54,000 drawn from the appeal in partial payment for the care of Mariam Hamza herself. Both Galloway, who claimed £3,000 in travel expenses, and his wife were trustees of the charity. Legally, The Times Dominic Kennedy wrote, a person in such a position of trust is not permitted to benefit financially without proper authorisation. References External links Mariam Appeal website, Internet Archive snapshot of now defunct Mariam Appeal website Princess Sarvath patronises campaign: 4-year-old Iraqi child with leukaemia arrives in Amman on way to London, Jordan Times, April 16, 1998 Mariam Hamza's tragedy highlights plight of poisoned Muslims worldwide, Muslimedia, May 16, 1998 Sick Iraqi girl flies into Britain, BBC, August 4, 1998 Activists Launch Campaign Against Embargo on Iraq, Jordan Times, October 31, 1999 MP goes sanctions busting, BBC, November 3, 1999 Iraqi girl comes to region for leukemia treatment, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 18, 2000 Appeal to help child 'became a political tool', Daily Telegraph, May 13, 2005 Reply to Greg Palast (describing Mariam Appeal), George Galloway, September 20, 2005 Political advocacy groups in the United Kingdom Iraq–United Kingdom relations 1998 establishments in the United Kingdom 2003 disestablishments in the United Kingdom George Galloway Charity scandals