News Release
Financial Sanctions: Terrorist Financing & Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban
21 December 2006
This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban, and terrorism.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty's Treasury, issues this news release to advise that on 12 December 2006 the United Nations Sanctions Committee approved the addition of Mohammed Al Ghabra to the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The individual therefore falls within the UK financial sanctions regime under the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006.
The direction given by the Treasury under Article 4 of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 in respect of the same individual, Mohammed Al Ghabra, remains in force and the Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty's Treasury, has today issued a revised Notice containing additional identifying information in relation to Mohammed Al Ghabra.
The amendment to the identifying information is set out below.
AMENDMENT
(Additional information shown in italics)
- AL GHABRA, Mohammed
DOB: 1 June 1980
POB: Damascus, Syria
a.k.a: ADAM, Danial
Nationality: British
Passport Details: 094629366 (British)
Address: East London, United Kingdom
The additional information will be added to the consolidated list which is maintained on the Financial Sanctions pages.
Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds or economic resources for the individual named above and, if so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
The Bank's Notice and news release dated 13 December 2006 advised of a Treasury Direction given under Article 4 of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2657) in relation to Mohammed Al Ghabra. 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.
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