Financial Sanctions: Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

Friday, 10 May 2013

This news release notifies details of a new final designation issued with effect from 9 May 2013

The Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Act 2010 (of Parliament), as it applies in the Isle of Man, implements the terrorist asset-freezing requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and Council Regulation (EU) No. 2580/2001.

The Treasury has made a new final designation in respect of the person named below with effect from 9 May 2013.

The prohibitions in sections 11 to 15 of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Act 2010 apply in respect of the designated person.

Contravention of a prohibition in the Act, where a person knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the conduct in question constitutes a contravention, is a criminal offence.

Individual

KHALED, Mohammed, Fawaz

DOB: 06/06/1969

POB: Hama, Syria

a.k.a.: HARETH, Abu

Nationality: Syrian

Passport Details: 2255278 (Syria)

Address: London, United Kingdom, W12

Group ID: 12872

The final designation expires 1 year from the date made, unless revoked earlier or renewed.

Section 26 of the Act allows a designated person to appeal to the High Court against any decision of the Treasury to make or vary, or not to make or vary, any interim or final designation.

Section 27 of the Act allows a designated person or anyone else affected by a decision of the Treasury to appeal to the High Court for the decision to be set aside.

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 person. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed 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 Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury.

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