News Release
Financial Sanctions: Terrorist Financing
5 February 2007
This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against terrorism.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty’s Treasury, issues this news release to advise that Council Decision 2006/1008/EC implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 28 December 2006. The Council Decision adds the individuals and entities named below to the list of those to whom Regulation 2580/2001 applies.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty’s Treasury, advises that there is as a result a binding and directly applicable obligation in Community law to freeze all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to, or owned or held by individuals and entities named below, and not to make any funds, other financial assets and economic resources or financial services available, directly or indirectly to, or for the benefit of the individuals and entities: Article 2(1) of Regulation 2580/2001. Financial institutions are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds for the individuals and entities named below and, if so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Individuals
- AKHNIKH, Ismail
DOB: 22/10/1982
POB: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
a.k.a: (1) SOHAIB
(2) SUHAIB
Passport Details: NB0322935 (The Netherlands)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- AOURAGHE, Zine, Labidine
DOB: 18/07/1978
POB: Nador, Morocco
a.k.a: (1) ABED
(2) ABID
(3) ISMAIL, Abu
(4) MOHAMED, Halifi, Laarbi
Passport Details: ESPP278036 (Spain)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- BOUGHABA, Mohamed, Fahmi
DOB: 06/12/1981
POB: Al Hoceima, Morocco
a.k.a: (1) BOURABA, Mohammed, Fahmi
(2) BURADA, Mohammed, Fahmi
(3) MOSAB, Abu
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- BOUYERI, Mohammed
DOB: 08/03/1978
POB: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
a.k.a: (1) SOBIAR
(2) ZOUBAIR, Abu
(3) ZUBAIR, Abu
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- EL FATMI, Nouredine
DOB: 15/08/1982
POB: Midar, Morocco
a.k.a: (1) AL KA’E KA’E, Abu
(2) BEN LARBI, Ben, Mohand
(3) EGGIE
(4) EL FATMI, Nabil
(5) EL FATMI, Noureddine
(6) EL FATMI, Nouriddin
(7) EL FATMI, Nouriddine
(8) FOUAD
(9) FZAD
(10) IBN LARBI, Ben, Driss, Muhand
(11) MOHAMMED, Ben
(12) QAE QAE, Abu
(13) TAHAR, Abu
Passport Details: N829139 (Morocco)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- EL MORABIT, Mohamed
DOB: 24/01/1981
POB: Al Hoceima, Morocco
Passport Details: K789742 (Morocco)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- ETTOUMI, Youssef
DOB: 20/10/1977
POB: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
a.k.a: TOUMI, Youssef
National Identification: ID-Card No LNB4576246 (The Netherlands)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- HAMDI, Ahmed
DOB: 05/09/1978
POB: Beni Said, Morocco
a.k.a: IBRAHIM, Abu
Passport Details: K728658 (Morocco)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
- WALTERS, Jason, Theodore, James
DOB: 06/03/1985
POB: Amersfoort, The Netherlands
a.k.a: (1) ABDULLAH
(2) DAVID
Passport Details: NE8146378 (The Netherlands)
Other Information: Member of the Hofstadgroep
Entities
- HOFSTADGROEP
- TAK – TEYRBAZEN AZADIYA KURDISTAN
a.k.a: (1) Kurdistan Freedom Falcons
(2) Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
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.
References
Council Decision 2006/1008/EC implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism is in Official Journal No L379, 28.12.2006, p. 123.
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism is in Official Journal No L344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.
