Film revives claims about Robertson and Africa charity

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Film revives claims about Robertson and Africa charity
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/09/film-revives-claims-about-robertson-and-africa-charity

By Mal Vincent
The Virginian-Pilot
© September 6, 2013

A documentary that explores Pat Robertson’s purported use of charity resources for a diamond-mining mission in Africa will receive its world premiere tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival.

A release from the Canadian festival stated that “Mission Congo” is “eye opening” and claimed that it “deals with Robertson’s exploitation of one of the worst humanitarian crises of modern times for what appeared to be his own personal gain.”

Filmmakers Lara Zizic and David Turner interviewed former employees of Robertson’s Operation Blessing International as well as government officials in Africa during the three years the project was in production. The film claims that Robertson, a Virginia Beach televangelist, exploited the Rwandan refugee crisis by using planes to advance a diamond-mining endeavor.
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After an order by the attorney general, the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs investigated Operation Blessing in the 1990s and accused the charity of “misrepresenting what its flights were doing.” No prosecution took place.

Mal Vincent, 757-446-2347, [e-mail]