Financial Sanctions: Libya

This news release is issued in respect of the asset freezing measures relating to Libya.

Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/44 has been amended with effect from  2 October 2016, following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1752  The  identifying information for the following entries has been amended.

AMENDMENTS

 Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ] Additional information appears in italics

Individuals

ABU SAHMAIN, Nuri

DOB: 16/05/1956.

POB: Zouara/Zuwara, Libya

a.k.a: (1) BO SAMIN, Nuri (2) BOSAMIN, Nori 

Position: [President of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (GNC)]

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Used to be the so-called President of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (GNC) (also known as the National Salvation Government).

Listed on: 01/04/2016 Last Updated: 04/10/2016 Group ID: 13348.

GHWELL, Khalifa

DOB: 01/01/1956.

POB: [Misratah], Misurata Libya

a.k.a: (1) AL GHWEIL, Khalifa (2) AL-GHAWAIL, Khalifa Nationality: Libya Passport Details: A005465 (Libya) issued 12 April 2015, expires 11 April 2017

Position: [Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress. As GNC Prime Minister, Ghwell has played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA established under the Libya Political Agreement].

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Was the so-called Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (“GNC”) (also known as the ‘National Salvation Government’). [Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (GNC) (also known as the National Salvation Government)].

Listed on: 01/04/2016 Last Updated: 04/10/2016 Group ID: 13347.

SALEH ISSA GWAIDER, Agila

DOB: 01/06/1942.

POB: Elgubba, Libya

Passport Details: Passport number D001001 (Libya) Date of issue 22 January 2015

Position: President of the Libyan Council of Deputies in the House of Representatives Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Agila Saleh has been President of the Libyan [Council of Deputies in the] House of Representatives since 5 August 2014.

Listed on: 01/04/2016 Last Updated: 04/10/2016 Group ID: 13346.

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 persons. 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 individual 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 Libya 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 web site.