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Financial Sanctions: Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

Friday, 21 July 2017

The Terrorism and Other Crime (Financial Restrictions) Act 2014 (“the Act”) implements the terrorist asset-freezing requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and Council Regulation (EU) No 2580/2001.

The Treasury has renewed the final designation under the Act in respect of the following individuals with effect from 19 July 2017

RENEWAL OF FINAL DESIGNATIONS

Individuals

ARBABSIAR Manssor

DOB: (1) 15/03/1955. (2) 06/03/1955.

POB: Iran

a.k.a: ARBABSIAR, Mansour

Nationality: Iranian national and US national/citizen

Passport Details: (1) C2002515 (Iran) (2) 477845448 (USA)

National Identification no: 07442833 (USA driving licence). Expiry date 15 Mar 2016.

Address: United States of America.

Other Information: Both UK listing and EU listing. Male.

Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/07/2017 Group ID: 12206

ABDOLLAHI Hamed

DOB: 11/08/1960.

POB: Iran

a.k.a: ABDULLAHI, Mustafa

Nationality: Iranian citizenship

Passport Details: D9004878

Other Information: Both UK listing and EU listing. Male.

Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/07/2017 Group ID: 12205.

SHAHLAI Abdul Reza

DOB: --/--/1957.

POB: Iran a.k.a: (1) SHAHLAEE, Abdul-Reza (2) SHAHLAI, Abdol Reza (3) SHAHLAI, 'Abdorreza (4) SHAHLA'I, Abdolreza (5) SHALAI, 'Abd-al Reza (6) SHALA'I, Abdol, Reza (7) SHALA'I, Abdul Reza

Address: (1) Kermanshah, Iran. (2) Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran.

Other Information: Both UK listing and EU listing. Male. Also referred to as Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh, Hajji Yasir, Hajj Yusef, Haji Yusif and Hajji Yusif.

Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/07/2017 Group ID: 12208.

SHAKURI Ali Gholam

DOB: (1) --/--/1964. (2) --/--/1965. (3) --/--/1966.

a.k.a: SHAKURI, Gholam

Address: Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: Both UK listing and EU listing. Male.

Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/07/2017 Group ID: 12207.

SOLEIMANI Qasem

Title: Brigadier 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 (Iran Diplomatic). Issued 1999

Position: Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC - Qods

Other Information: 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

Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/07/2017 Group ID: 9062.

This means that the five individuals are designated persons for the purposes of the Act and continue to be subject to financial sanctions imposed by the Act.

Part 4 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 designations and allows a designated person or anyone else affected by a decision of the Treasury to appeal to the High Court for a 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 individuas.l 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 the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Terrorism 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

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