News Release
Financial Sanctions:
Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban
10 November 2006
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 November 2006 the United Nations Sanctions Committee added a further entity to the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The entity therefore falls 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 entity named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Entity
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION
(INDONESIA, BRANCH OFFICE)
| a.k.a | (1) | Al Igatha Al-Islamiya |
| (2) | Egassa | |
| (3) | Hayat al-Aghatha al-Islamia al-Alamiya | |
| (4) | Hayat al-Igatha | |
| (5) | Hayat Al-'Igatha | |
| (6) | Igasa | |
| (7) | Igase | |
| (8) | Igassa | |
| (9) | Igatha | |
| (10) | Ighatha | |
| (11) | IIRO | |
| (12) | International Islamic Aid Organization | |
| (13) | International Islamic Relief Agency | |
| (14) | International Relief Organization | |
| (15) | Islamic Relief Organization | |
| (16) | Islamic Salvation Committee | |
| (17) | Islamic World Relief | |
| (18) | The Human Relief Committee of the Muslim World League |
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| (19) | World Islamic Relief Organization |
| Address: | (1) | Jalan Raya Cipinang Jaya No 90, East Jakarta, 13410, Indonesia |
| (2) | PO Box 3654, Jakarta, 54021, Indonesia |
Other Information: Jalan Raya is address of International Islamic Relief Organization, Indonesia Office.
The International Islamic Relief Organization (Philippines, Branch Offices) was added to the UN Consolidated List on 4 August 2006. The Bank issued a News Release to this effect on 7 August 2006.
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.
