group did not pay a prominent US humanitarian is continuing, a Police spokesman confirmed.

Last month a source, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that Coretta Scott King -- the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. -- was not paid after she spoke at a symposium on May 28.

The event was organised by research and development group Akinstall International which was founded by Valirie Akinstall.

An unknown benefactor stepped in to pay the debt -- believed to be in the region of $20,000 -- to save embarrassment for both local and US officials, the source said.

Cable Network News International executive producer Pam Benson, Working Woman publisher Deborah Armstrong and leading American feminist Gloria Steinem are past guests of the group.

CORETTA SCOTT KING -- Spoke at May 28 symposium.

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