7 June 2004

Her Majesty's Treasury, through the Bank of England acting as the Treasury's agent, have today directed financial institutions that any funds which they hold for or on behalf of the individuals and entities named below must be frozen and transferred to the Development Fund for Iraq within 28 days of the publication of the direction. This is because the individuals and entities are persons whom the Treasury have reasonable grounds for suspecting are or may be:

(a) senior officials of the former Iraqi regime; or
(b) immediate family members of such officials; or
(c) an entity (wherever incorporated or constituted) that is owned or controlled by a person referred to in (a) or (b).

Financial institutions are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds for the individuals and entities named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England and make arrangements to transfer the funds to the Development Fund for Iraq in accordance with the instructions set out in the Bank Notice containing the directions.

Individuals

1. AL-ANI, Adib, Shaban
DOB: --/--/1952
a.k.a: (1) SHABAN, Adib (2) SHA'BAN, Dr. Adib
Nationality: Iraqi
Other Information: Served as Uday Saddam Hussein's chief of staff and worked at the Iraqi Olympic Committee

2. BERHAN, Dr. Sahir
DOB: --/--/1967
a.k.a: (1) AL-DEEN, Saher, Burhan (2) BARHAN, Dr. Sahir (3) BURHAN, Sahir
Nationality: Iraqi
Address: (1) Baghdad, Iraq (2) United Arab Emirates [possibly]
Other Information: Board member on three Iraqi companies controlled by Uday Saddam Hussein and was a member of the Iraqi Olympic Committee's executive office

3. HAMUDAT, Maki, Mustafa
DOB: circa 1934
a.k.a: (1) AL-HAMADAT, General Maki (2) HAMUDAT, Maki (3) HMODAT, Mackie (4) MUSTAFA, Macki, Hamoudat
Nationality: Iraqi
Address: Mosul, Iraq
Other Information: Served as a deputy to Uday Saddam Hussein on the Iraqi Olympic Committee and was the general finance officer in charge of the budget of the Fedayeen Saddam, a paramilitary organisation headed by Uday Saddam Hussein

4. KARAM, Nabil, Victor
DOB: --/--/1954
Nationality: Lebanese
Address: (1) c/o Alfa Company Limited for International Trading and Marketing, PO Box 910606, Amman 11191, Jordan (2) c/o Trading and Transport Services, Al-Razi Medical Complex, Jabal Al-Hussein, Amman, Jordan
Other Information: Played a key role in Uday Saddam Hussein's cigarette smuggling and racketeering activities, in addition to serving as the director of 'Trading and Transport Services, Ltd.' and 'Alpha Company Ltd. For International Trading and Marketing', two companies that managed many of Uday Saddam Hussein's illegal enterprises

5. SLEWA, Roodi
a.k.a: (1) SALIWA, Rudi (2) SLAIWAH, Rudi (3) SLAYWAH, Rudi, Untaywan
Nationality: Iraqi
Other Information: Served as Uday Saddam Hussein's partner in an Iraqi consumer goods company. Also played a key role in Uday Saddam Hussein's illicit alcohol and cigarette distribution monopolies. Under the former regime, Iraqi cigarette and alcohol vendors were required to make extortion payments to Slewa in order to conduct business. Slewa paid Uday Saddam Hussein approximately $1.5 million per month from the proceeds of this racketeering scheme

6. TABRAH, Asil, Sami, Mohammad, Madhi
DOB: 06/06/1964
POB: Iraq
a.k.a: TABRA, Asil
Nationality: Iraqi
Other Information: Served as a key assistant to Uday Saddam Hussein at the Iraqi Olympic Committee and was responsible for handling many of Uday Saddam Hussein's domestic and international financial transactions

Entities

1. ALFA COMPANY LIMITED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND MARKETING
a.k.a: (1) Alfa Investment and International Trading (2) Alfa Trading Company
Address: PO Box 910606, Amman 11191, Jordan
Other Information: Directed by Nabil Victor Karam

2. TRADING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES COMPANY, LTD
Address: (1) Al-Razi Medical Complex, Jabal Al-Hussein, Amman, Jordan (2) PO Box 212953, Amman 11121, Jordan (3) PO Box 910606, Amman 11191, Jordan
Other Information: Associated with Uday Saddam Hussein's front companies. Directed by Nabil Victor Karam

The above individuals and entities, which have been added to the consolidated list maintained on the Bank's website, are set out in the annex to a Bank Notice dated 7 June 2004 containing the Treasury's direction relating to them. That Notice has been given in addition to the Bank Notices dated 5 May 2004, 22 April 2004 and 23 July 2003 containing previous directions under Article 4 of the Iraq (United Nations Measures) Order 2000, as amended.

This release is also issued to advise of additional information in respect of two individuals already included in the consolidated list held on the Bank's website.

On 5 May 2004, the Bank issued a Notice directing that the funds of the following individuals should be frozen.

Amendments

(Added information appears in italics)

1. AL OBAIDI, Tarik, Nasser, S
DOB: --/--/1945
POB: Baghdad, Iraq
a.k.a: (1) AL-'UBAYDI, Tarik (2) AL-'UBAYDI, Tariq Passport Details: No 212331 (Iraqi)
Address: Baghdad, Iraq
Other Information: Connected to 'Al Wasel and Babel General Trading LLC'

2. AL QUBAYSI, Munir
DOB: --/--/1966
POB: Heet, Iraq
a.k.a: (1) AL-KUBAISI, Muneer (2) AL-KUBAYSI, Munir (3) AWAD, Munir, A (4) AWAD, Munir, Mamduh
Nationality: Iraqi
Address: Syria
Other Information: Connected to 'Al-Bashair Trading Company, Ltd'

Note for Editors

Following the replacement of the assets freeze imposed on Iraq in August 1990 with the targeted assets freeze outlined in paragraph 23 of UNSCR 1483 (2003), the Bank of England issued a Notice on 23 July 2003. That Notice superseded the guidance set out in previous Bank of England Notices on Iraq. Further Notices containing directions relating to further names were issued on 5 May 2004 and 22 April 2004, and were supplementary to the Notice of 23 July 2003. The new Notice containing the direction relating to the new individuals and entities listed above is supplementary to both the Notice of 23 July 2003 and those of 5 May 2004 and 22 April 2004.

Further information is available on the Financial Sanctions pages.

Key Resources

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