Financial Sanctions: Al-Qaida

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network.

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 11 April 2015, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/576 ("the amending Regulation").

The amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 31 March 2015 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee to remove one individual and on 7 April 2015 to add one individual to the UN Al-Qaida list.

ADDITIONS

Individual

FAZLULLAH

Title: Maulana

POB: Kuza Bandai village, Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Province, Pakistan

a.k.a.:

1. FAZLULLAH, Mullah
2. HAYAT, Fazal

Address: Afghanistan/Pakistan border region

Other Information: UN Ref: QDi.352. Commander of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since 7.11.2013. Also known as Mullah Radio. Listed on: 13/04/2015 Last updated: 13/04/2015

Group ID: 13246

DELISTING

Individual

ALI, Abd Al-Rahman, Muhammad, Jaffar

DOB: 15/01/1968

POB: Muharraq, Bahrain

a.k.a.:

1. ALI, Abd al-Rahman, Jaffir
2. ALI, Abdul, Rahman, Mohamed, Jaffer
3. 'ALI, Abd al-Rahman, Muhammad, Jafir
4. AL-KHAL, Abu Muhammad
5. AL-KHAL, 'Ali
6. JAFFAR, Abdulrahman, Mohammad
7. JAFFIR, Abd al-Rahman, Muhammad

Nationality: Bahraini

Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.254.08. Bahrain-based financier and facilitator for Al-Qaida. In Jan 2008, convicted by the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others to receive terrorist training abroad, and for membership in a terrorist organization. Released after Court verdict and completion of his sentence. Located in Bahrain (as of May 2008). Listed on: 16/10/2008. Last updated: 13/04/2015

Group ID: 10748

The entry removed from the Consolidated List is no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licenced by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the Sanctions Officer at the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Al-Qaida and links to the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.