This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria.
Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012 has been amended with effect from 30 May 2020, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/716.
Four entries have been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze and one existing entry has been amended and is still subject to restrictive measures.
Delistings
Individuals
HAYKAL, Maen Rizk Allah
a.k.a: RIZKALLAH, Heikal, Bin
Nationality: Syrian
Position: Secondary Shareholder of Exceed Development and Investment Company
Other Information: Leading businessperson operating in Syria, who holds a 33 % stake in Exceed Development and Investment, which has entered into a USD 17,7 million joint venture for the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development. Through the participation in the Marota City development, Maen Rizk Allah Haykal benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime.
Listed on: 22/01/2019 Last Updated: [22/01/2019] 01/06/2020 Group ID: 13762
JAMEA, Jamea
Title: Brigadier-General
a.k.a: (1) JAME', Jame' (2) JAMI, Jami (3) JAMI', Jami'
Position: Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Dayr az-Zor.
Listed on: 24/08/2011 Last Updated: [31/05/2013] 01/06/2020 Group ID: 12043.
KADDOUR, Hayan
DOB: (1) 14/07/1970. (2) 24/07/1970.
POB: Damascus, Syria
a.k.a: (1) NAZEM, Hayyan, Kaddour, bin, Mohammed (2) QADDOUR, Hayan, Mohammad, Nazem
Nationality: (1) Syrian (2) Swiss
Passport Details: X4662433 (place of issue: Switzerland), N 004599905 (place of issue: Syrian Arab Republic)
Position: Primary Shareholder of Exceed Development and Investment Company
Other Information: Leading businessperson operating in Syria, who holds a 67 % stake in Exceed Development and Investment, which has entered into a USD 17,7 million joint venture for the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development. Through his participation in the Marota City development, Hayan Mohammad Nazem Qaddour benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime.
Listed on: 22/01/2019 Last Updated:[22/05/2019] 01/06/2020 Group ID: 13761
Entity
DEVELOPERS PRIVATE JOINT STOCK COMPANY
a.k.a: Developers Private JSC
Address: Damascus, Syria.
Other Information: Developers Private Joint Stock Company is a USD 17,7 million joint venture between Damascus Cham Holdings and Exceed Development and Investment. Through its participation in the regime-backed luxury development Marota City, Developers Private Joint Stock Company supports and/or benefits from the Syrian regime.
Listed on: 22/01/2019 Last Updated: [22/01/2019] 01/06/2020 Group ID: 13768.
Amendment
Deleted information is in square brackets. Additional information is shown in italics.
SOLEIMANI, Qasem
Title: Major General
DOB: 11/03/1957.
POB: Qom, Iran
a.k.a: (1) SALIMANI, Qasem (2) SOLAIMANI, Qasem (3) SOLEIMANY, Qasim (4) SOLEMANI, Qasem (5) SOLEYMANI, Ghasem (6) SOLEYMANI, Qasem (7) SULAIMANI, Qasem (8) SULAYMAN, Qasem (9) SULAYMAN, Qasmi (10) SULEMANI, Qasem
Nationality: Iranian (Iranian citizenship)
Passport Details: 008827 issued in Iran
Position: Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC – Qods
Other Information: (Deceased). Both UK listing and EU listing under Terrorism and Terrorist Financing. [EU listing under Syria]. Promoted to Major General, retaining his position as Commander of Qods Force. UN listing under Iran (nuc prol). Male. UN Ref IRi.039. Also known as Haj Qasem, Haji Qassem and Sarder Soleimani.
Listed on: 24/03/2007 Last Updated: [20/01/2020] 01/06/2020 Group ID: 9062.
Qasem SOLEIMANI has been removed from the Syria regime, however he remains listed under the Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) and Terrorism and Terrorist financing regimes and continues to be 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 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 FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated persons they are not required to report these details again.
Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to Syria and links to the UK’s 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
