News Release
Financial Sanctions: Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 June 2006
This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty’s Treasury, issues this news release to advise that the United Nations Sanctions Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) have amended the identifying details of one existing entry on the UN List maintained under Resolution 1596 (2005). The individual whose identifying information has been amended continues, along with all other individuals and entities appearing on the UN List, to fall within the UK financial sanctions regime under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Measures) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1517).
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 individual named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Individual
(Deleted information shown in strikethrough)
MURWANASHYAKA, Ignace
Title: Dr
DOB: 14/05/1963
POB: Butera, Rwanda
a.k.a: IGNACE
Nationality: Rwandan
Passport Details: International travel documents issued by German
authorities in Mannheim, Germany (1) No A 0089711, issued 27
November 2001, valid until 26 November 2007 (2) No A 0131463
issued 12 June 2003, valid until 26 November 2007
Address: Germany
Position: President of FDLR
Previous Notices and news releases related to The Democratic Republic of the Congo and a consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other UK financial sanctions regimes are available from the Financial Sanctions pages.
