News Release
Financial Sanctions: Al-Qa’ida and Taliban
19 September 2005
This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against Al-Qa’ida and the Taliban.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty’s Treasury, issues this news release to advise that on 9 September 2005 the United Nations Sanctions Committee approved amendments to seven existing entries on the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The individuals whose identifying information have been amended continue, along with all other individuals and entities appearing on the UN Consolidated List, to fall within the UK financial sanctions regime under the Al-Qa’ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/111, as amended by S.I. 2002/251).
Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds, other financial assets, economic benefits and economic resources for the individuals named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Individuals
(Additional information is shown in italics. Deleted information is shown in strikethrough)
1. ABD AL HAFIZ, Abd Al Wahab
DOB: 07/09/1967
POB: Algeri Algiers, Algeria
a.k.a: (1) DI ROMA, Rabah (2) MOULOUD, Ferdjani (3) MOURAD
Address: Via Lungotevere Dante, Rome, Italy
Other Information: Address is domicile
2. BAHAHJI BAHAJI, Said
DOB: 15/07/1975
POB: Haselünne, Lower Saxony, Germany
Nationality: Germany and Morocco
Passport Details: Provisional no 28642163 (German) issued by
the city of Hamburg
National Identification no: BPA No 1336597587
Other Information: Formerly resident at Bunatwiete 23, 21073
Hamburg, Germany. Also has an expired Moroccan passport
no G54242 issued on 28 June 1995 in Mekras, Morocco
3. BEN ABDALLAH, Aouadi, Mohamed, Ben Belgacem
DOB: (1) 11/12/1974 (2) 12/11/1974
POB: Tunis, Tunisia
a.k.a: (1) AOUADI, Mohamed, Ben, Belgacem (2) AOUADI, Mohamed,
Ben Belkacem
Nationality: Tunisian
Passport Details: No L 191609 issued on 28 February 1996
National Identification no: 04643632 issued on 18 June 1999
Address: (1) Via A. Masina n.7, Milan, Italy. (2) Via Dopini
No 3, Gallarati, Italy
Other Information: Codice Fiscale DAOMMD74T11Z352Z. Name of
mother is Bent Ahmed Ourida. Sentenced for three and a half
years in Italy on 11 December 2002
4. BEN HENI, Lased
DOB: (1) 05/02/1969 (2) 02/05/1969
POB: Libya
Other Information: In Germany the case was dismissed, he was
convicted in Italy on 11 December 2002 and received a six year
sentence
5. BEN SALAH, Essid, Sami, Ben Khemais
DOB: (1) 10/02/1968 (2) 02/10/1968
POB: Menzel Jemil Bizerte, Tunisia
a.k.a: (1) EL MOUHAJER, Omar (2) ESSID, Sami, Ben Khemais (3)
SABER
Nationality: Tunisian
Passport Details: No K/929139 issued on 14 February 1995
National Identification no: 00319547 issued on 08 December 1994
Address: Via Dubini n.3, Gallarate (VA), Italy
Other Information: Codice Fiscale SSDSBN68B10Z352F. Name of
mother is Saidani Beya. He was detained in Italy
6. KIFANE, Abderrahmane
DOB: 07/03/1963
POB: Casablanca, Morocco
Address: Via S. Biagio, 32 or 35, Sant' Anastasia (NA), Italy
Other Information: Sentenced for a 20 months prison term
in Italy on 22 July 1995 for providing support to the Armed
Islamic Group (GIA)
7. YUNOS, Mukhlis
DOB: 07/07/1966
POB: Lanao del Sur, Philippines
a.k.a: (1) YUNOS, Muklis (2) YUNOS, Saifullah, Mukhlis
Other Information: DOB of 07 July 1966 is an approximate
one
The Bank’s news release dated 19 April 2002 advised that
the following individuals had been added to the list of individuals/entities
who are suspected of committing, attempting to commit, facilitating
or participating in acts of terrorism under article 4 of the
Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3365):
• Aouadi Mohamed Ben Belgacem BEN ABDALLAH
• Lased BEN HENI
• Essid Sami Ben Khemais BEN SALAH
The Bank’s new release dated 5 September 2003 advised
that the following individual had been added to the same list:
• Mukhlis YUNOS
The United Nations Sanctions Committee subsequently added the four above named individuals to the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002) in respect of Al-Qa’ida and Taliban. The directions made under article 4 of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 remain in force, subject to the amendments made by the United Nations set out above.
Previous Notices and news releases related to Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban and a consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other UK financial sanctions regimes are available from the Financial Sanctions pages of the Bank of England’s website
