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The Charity Commission will investigate a cinema in East London, after it vowed to boycott this year's Eurovision Song Contest final over Israel's participation in the contest.
In a letter to Conservative MP Michael Ellis, The Charity Commission admitted that Rio Cinema's behaviour appears to be 'concerning' and that they had also 'received concerns from members of the public.'
Head of Compliance Joshua Farbridge added that The Charity Commission would be launching a 'regulatory compliance case' into the charity to assess whether there had been 'wrongdoing'.
It comes after politicians and Jewish organisations wrote to the Charity Commission amidst concerns that its decision to snub the contest contravenes the Charity Commission's rules as well as the charities own stated principles.
In a letter to the Charity Commission Conservative MP Michael Ellis condemned the cinema for snubbing a 'popular international music competition because the only Jewish nation is competing.'
The Charity Commission will investigate the Rio Cinema (pictured) in East London , after it vowed to boycott this year's Eurovision Song Contest final over Israel's participation
Eden Golan, Israel's representative for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo sings during the final stage of 'Rising Star', the Israeli Eurovision national selection show, in Neve Ilan, Israel on February 6
The statement issued by the Rio Cinema announcing they would not screen Eurovision this year due to Israel taking part in it
In a letter to Conservative MP Michael Ellis (pictured), The Charity Commission admitted that Rio Cinema's behaviour appears to be 'concerning' and that they had also 'received concerns from members of the public.'
He added: 'It sadly does not appear to me that the charity is acting within the charitable objectives in its governing documents.
'The behaviour of this charity is an intolerable affront to the Jewish
