23 June 2004

With the publication of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004 in the Official Journal of the European Union on 23 June 2004, the Commission of the European Communities has amended the list of those subject to the financial sanctions applicable to the former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, Jewell Howard Taylor and Charles Taylor Jr., other immediate family members, his former senior officials and other close allies and associates as designated by the Committee of the Security Council established pursuant to paragraph 21 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003). The list of targeted persons set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004 amends and replaces the list of targeted persons in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004.

The Bank of England, on behalf of Her Majesty's Treasury, therefore announces that with effect from 23 June 2004 all funds and economic resources belonging to the persons listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004, must be frozen. No funds or economic resources are to be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the listed persons. Financial institutions must check whether they maintain any account or otherwise hold any funds for the individuals named and, if so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report the accounts and amounts frozen to the Bank of England.

Copies of this Commission Regulation, and Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004, and the related Bank Notices regarding the financial sanctions regime against Liberia are available from the Financial Sanctions pages.

Individuals

1. ALLEN, Cyril
DOB: 26/07/1952
Other Information: Former Chairman, National Patriotic Party.

2. BOUT, Viktor, Anatoljevitch
DOB: (1) 13/01/1967 (2) 13/01/1970
a.k.a: (1) BONT (2) BOUTOV (3) BUTT (4) BUTTE (5) SERGITOV, Vitali
Passport Details: (1) 21N0532664 (2) 29N0006765 (3) 21N0557148 (4) 44N3570350.

3. BRIGHT, Charles, R
DOB: 29/08/1948
Other Information: Former Minister of Finance.

4. CISSE, M, Moussa
DOB: (1) 24/12/1946 (2) 26/06/1944
a.k.a: KAMARA, Mamadee
Passport Details: (1) D001548-99 [Liberian Diplomatic] (2) 0058070 [Liberian ordinary]
Other Information: Former Chief of Presidential Protocol. Chairman of Mohammad Group of Companies.

5. COOPER, Randolph
DOB: 28/10/1950
Other Information: Former Managing Director of Robertsfield International Airport .

6. DUNBAR, Jenkins
DOB: 10/01/1947
Other Information: Former Minister of Lands, Mines, Energy.

7. GIBSON, Myrtle
DOB: 03/11/1952
Other Information: Former Senator, Advisor to Charles Taylor.

8. GOODRIDGE, Reginald, B
DOB: 11/11/1952
Other Information: Reginald B Goodridge Senior. Former Minister for Culture, Information, Tourism.

9. JOBE, Baba
Nationality: Gambian
Other Information: Director of Gambia New Millenium Air Company. Member of Parliament of Gambia.

10. KIIA TAI, Joseph, Wong
Other Information: Executive of the Oriental Timber Company.

11. KLEILAT, Ali
DOB: 10/07/1970
POB: Beirut Nationality: Lebanese.

12. KOUVENHOVEN, Gus
DOB: 15/09/1942
a.k.a: (1) KOUENHAVEN (2) KOUENHOVEN
Other Information: Owner of Hotel Africa. President of the Oriental Timber Company.

13. MININ, Leonid
DOB: (1) 14/12/1947 (2) 18/10/1946
a.k.a: (1) BLAVSTEIN (2) BLUVSHTEIN (3) BLYAFSHTEIN (4) BLYUFSHTEIN (5) BLYUVSHTEIN (6) BRESLAN, Wulf (7) KERLER, Vladimir, Abramovich (8) OSOLS, Igor (9) POPELA, Vladimir, Abramovich (10) POPELO, Vladimir, Abramovich (11) POPILOVESKI, Vladimir, Abramovich
Nationality: Ukrainian
Passport Details: (1) 5280007248D [German] [Minin] (2) 18106739D [German] [Minin] (3) 6019832 [6/11/94-5/11/99] [Israeli] (4) 9001689 [23/1/97-22/1/02] [Israeli] (5) 90109052 [26/11/97] [Israeli] (6) KI0861177 [Russian] (7) 65118 [Bolivian] (8) Greek passport - no details
Other Information: Owner of Exotic Tropical Timber Enterprises.

14. NASR, Samir, M
DOB: 09/08/1966
a.k.a: RUPRAH, Sanjivan
Other Information: Former Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs.

15. SALAMI, Mohamed, Ahmad
DOB: 22/09/1961
a.k.a: SALAME
Nationality: Lebanese
Other Information: Owner of Mohamed and Company Logging Company.

16. SHAW, Emmanuel
DOB: 29/07/1956
Other Information: Emmanuel Shaw II. The UN has an alternative DOB of 26/07/1956.

17. TAYLOR, Agnes, Reeves
DOB: 27/09/1965
a.k.a: REEVES-TAYLOR, Agnes
Other Information: Former wife of former President Charles Taylor. Former Permanent representative of Liberia to the International Maritime Organisation.

18. TAYLOR, Tupee, Enid
DOB: 17/12/1962
Other Information: Former wife of former President Charles Taylor.

19. UREY, Benoni
DOB: 22/06/1957
Other Information: Ex-Commissioner of Maritime Affairs.

20. YEATON, Benjamin
Passport Details: D00123299 (Liberian Diplomatic)
Other Information: Former Director, Special Security Services.

The above individuals, who have been added to the consolidated list maintained on the Bank's website, are set out in the annex to a Bank Notice dated 23 June 2004 announcing the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004 by the Commission of the European Communities.

This release is also issued to advise that, with the publication of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004, the Commission of the European Communities have included further information in relation to the following individuals who were already subject to the Liberia financial sanctions regime.

Amendments
(Additional information is shown in italics)

1. TAYLOR, Charles
a.k.a: TAYLOR, Chuckie
Other Information: Charles Taylor Junior. Son of former President Charles Taylor.

2. TAYLOR, Charles, Ghankay
a.k.a: TAYLOR, Charles, MacArthur
DOB: 01/09/1947
Other Information: Former president of Liberia.

Note to Editors

On 12 March 2004, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1532 (2004). On 29 April 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004, which, inter alia, had the effect of freezing the funds and economic resources of the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor and certain individuals associated with him. All such targeted persons were listed in Annex I of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into force on 30 April 2004 (O.J. L162, p.32). An amended list of targeted persons is set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 23 June 2004.

Key Resources

	Bank of England Notice 23 June 2004 Download PDF (68k)
	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1149/2004 22 June 2004 Download PDF (38k)