Category Archives: HMT Updates

Updates to the lists promulgated by Her Majesty’s Treasury in the UK

01.27.16
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January 25, 2016: Bank Sepah removed from EU/HMT’s Iranian nuclear proliferation sanctions

On Monday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/74 by delisting the following firms previously subjected to Iran's nuclear proliferation sanctions:

BANK SEPAH
Other Information: UN Ref E.47.A.8. Provides support for the AIO andsubordinates, including SHIG and SBIG. Group ID: 9042

BANK SEPAH INTERNATIONAL
Other Information: UN Ref E.47.A.8. Group ID: 9043.

Links:

HMT Notice

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/74

 

01.25.16
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January 22, 2016: HMT announces 2 Freezing Orders

On Friday, Her Majesty's Treasury announced freezing orders against the following persons, adding them to the HMT Consolidated List:

1. KOVTUN, Dmitri, VadimovichDOB: (1) 25/09/1965.

(2) 25/09/1969.POB: Moscow

a.k.a: KOVTUN, Dmitry, Vadimovich

Passport Details: Reference 62. Passport no. 9632078. Issued 17/08/2006. Expired17/08/2011

Address: Apartment no. 150, Golubinskay Street, Moscow, Russia, 117463.Position: General Director of Gobal Project

Group ID: 13311.

2. LUGOVOY, Andrey, Konstantinovich

DOB: 19/09/1966.

POB: Baku, Azerbaijan

a.k.a: LUGOVOI, Andrey, Konstantinovich

Passport Details: Reference 51. Passport no. 0608109. Issued 18/11/2005. Expiring03/05/2009

Address: Soloviniya Proezcl, 16-1-247, Moscow, Russia, 117593.Position: Member of the Russian Duma (Parliament)

Group ID: 13310.

The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 obviously doesn't get invoked often – in the 3+ years Mr. Watchlist has been around, this is the first notice I've seen from Her Majesty's Treasury. Since I'm not the only one likely to be unaware of this, I will review and post some summaries (or the whole thing, depending on complexity and ease of summarization) of the Act in the near future.

But, the notice does say the following:

Under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, HM Treasury may make afreezing order which prohibits persons from making funds available to or for the benefit of a person or persons specified in that order. This order may be made where theTreasury has a reasonable belief that persons specified in the order have taken or arelikely to take action which is to the detriment of the UK economy; or a threat to the lifeor property of one or more nationals or residents of the UK.

Links:

HMT Notice

UK Freezing Orders regime page

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

 

01.25.16
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January 20, 2016: HMT, EU updates Libyan regulations

Financial Sanctions: Libya regime and Financial Sanctions FAQs

On 18 January 2016, the European Union adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 consolidating the existing restrictive measures into a new Regulation, thus repealing and replacing EU Regulation 204/2011. This was done for clarity, as the original Regulation had been extensively changed to reflect changes to the UN sanctions regime. The new Regulation was published on 19 January and took effect on 20 January.

HMT also updated its Financial Sanctions FAQs to fix some broken links and reflect the changes to the Iran sanctions regimes.

Links:

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44

HMT Financial Sanctions FAQ

 

01.22.16
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January 19, 2016: EU, HMT remove 1, change a few Al-Qaida sanctions listings

On Tuesday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/47 by removing the following person:

ABD AL HAFIZ, Abd, Al Wahab


DOB: (1) 07/09/1967. (2) 30/10/1968. POB: (1) Algiers, (2) El Harrach, (1) Algeria
(2) Algeria a.k.a: (1) ABDEL HAFID, Abdewahab (2) ABDELHAFID, Abdel,
Wahab (3) ABDELHAFID, Abdelwahab (4) ABDELHAFID,
Adelouahab (5) ABDELHAFIO, Abedel, Wahad (6) DI ROMA, Rabah (7) FERDJANI,
Mouloud


Wahab (3) ABDELHAFID, Abdelwahab (4) ABDELHAFID,


Adelouahab (5) ABDELHAFIO, Abedel, Wahad (6) DI ROMA, Rabah (7) FERDJANI,
Mouloud Nationality: Algerian Passport Details: No.3525282 (Algerian
passport. Issued under name Abdelouahab ABDELHAFID) Other Information: UN
Ref QI.A.157.04. Also referred to as Mourad and Said. Photo available for
inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Listed on:
19/03/2004 Last Updated: 28/08/2015 Group ID: 8018.

and amending the following 3 listings:

1. AHMAD, Najmuddin, Faraj
DOB: (1) 07/07/1956. (2) 17/06/1963. POB: Olaqloo Sharbajer, Al-Sulaymaniyah
Governorate, Iraq a.k.a: (1) FARRAJ, Fateh, Najm, Eddine (2) NAJMUDDIN, Faraj,
Ahmad Nationality: Iraqi National Identification no: Ration Card No.
0075258 Address: Heimdalsgate 36-V, 0578, Oslo, Norway. Other Information:
UN Ref QI.A.226.06. Also referred to as Mullah Krekar. Mother's name: Masouma
Abd al-Rahman. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security
Council Special Notice. Listed on: 08/12/2006 Last Updated: 19/01/2016 Group
ID: 8970.

2. ALI AL-BADRI AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, Awwad, Ibrahim
Title: Dr DOB: –/–/1971. POB: (1) Samarra, (1) Iraq (2) Iraq a.k.a: (1) AL-BADRI
AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (2) AL-BAGHDADI, Abu Bakr (3) 'ALI AL-
BADRI AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awwad, Ibrahim (4) AL-QURAISHI, Abu Bakr, al-
Baghdadi, al-Husayni (5) AL-SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (6) AL-
SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim, Awwad, Ibrahim Nationality: Iraqi National Identification no: Ration card no. 0134852 Address: (1) Syria. (2) Iraq. Other Information: UN
Ref QI.A.299.11. Also referred as Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa' and Dr Ibrahim. Currently
based in Iraq and Syria. Wifes name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi, second wifes name:
Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi. Description: Height:1.65m Weight: 85 kg.
Black Hair and eyes. White skin. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN
Security Council Special Notice. Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last Updated: 19/01/2016
Group ID: 12157.

3. CHATAEV, Akhmed, Rajapovich
DOB: 14/07/1980. POB: Vedeno Village, Vedenskiy District, Republic of Chechnya,
Russia a.k.a: (1) MAYER, David (2) SENE, Elmir (3) SHISHANI,
Akhmad Nationality: Russian National Identification no: National identification
No.: 9600133195 (Russian national passport number) Address: (1) b) Iraq,
possible alternative location. (2) Syrian Arab Republic, located in as at August
2015. Other Information: a) Physical description: eye colour: brown, hair colour:
black, build: solid, distinguishing marks: oval face, beard, missing a right hand
and left leg, speaks Russian, Chechen and possibly German and Arabic. b) Photo
available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Also
referred to as: Odnorukiy. Listed on: 09/10/2015 Last Updated: 19/01/2016
Group ID: 13300.

under the Al-Qaida sanctions program (now including ISIS/ISIL/Da'esh/etc.). The Notice also notes that the listings include background information from the UN Sanctions Committees not noted in the Regulation.

Links:

HMT Notice

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/47

 

01.20.16
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January 15, 2016: HMT renews TAFA Final Designation for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

On Friday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) renewed the Final Designation for the following person:

MOHAMMED, Khalid, Sheikh

DOB: (1) 01/03/1964. (2) 14/04/1965. POB: (1) Kuwait (2) Pakistan

a.k.a: (1) ALI, Salem (2) BIN KHALID, Fahd, Bin Adballah (3) HENIN, Ashraf,Refaat, Nabith (4) MOHAMMED, Khalid, Shaikh (5) WADOOD, Khalid,Adbul Nationality: Kuwaiti citizenship Passport Details: 488555 OtherInformation: Both UK listing and EU listing. In US custody (as at Feb 2014).Group ID: 6994.

for an additional year, as per the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010.

Link:

HMT Notice

 

01.20.16
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January 18, 2016: HMT issues Implementation Day changes to Iran sanctions

Her Majesty's Treasury, in addition to documenting the delisting of 34 persons and 298 entities, explains, from a legislative standpoint, what happened when Implementation Day occured this weekend:

1. Implementation Day, within the meaning of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPoA), occurred on 16 January 2016. Implementation Day was the date on which the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on the agreed measures taken by Iran
under the JCPoA and as a result the EU simultaneously terminated (in some cases only
suspended) nuclear related financial and economic sanctions.

2. On the 18 October 2015 (‘Adoption Day’, within the meaning of the JCPoA), the EU
adopted the legal acts to prepare for the lifting of nuclear-related economic and financial
EU sanctions on Implementation Day. These regulations have now come into effect.

3. Council Regulation 2015/1861 of the Council of the European Union, amended Regulation
(EU) No 267/2012 by removing the prohibitions set out under paragraph 5 below. The
regulation can be found here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32015R1861&from=EN.

4. Council Implementing Regulation 2015/1862 of the Council of the European Union,
similarly amended Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 by removing the restrictive measures from
certain individuals and entities. Details of the relevant individuals and entities can be found
in the Annex to this Notice. The regulation can be found here: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32015R1862&from=EN.

5. The key provisions of EU sanctions relief under the JCPoA are as follows:

    • 34 individuals and 298 entities are no longer subject to an asset freeze. Full details
      can be found in the Annex to this Notice.
    • The restrictions on financial transfers to and from non-listed Iranian entities have
      ended. The requirement to seek prior authorisation for, or notify HM Treasury of,
      transfers of funds sent to or received from Iran, is therefore no longer applicable.
    • Banking activities (such as the establishment of new correspondent banking
      relationships with Iranian Banks and the opening of branches, subsidiaries or
      representative office of Iranian Banks) in EU states are permitted.
    • The provision of insurance and reinsurance to non-listed entities Iranian entities is
      permitted.
    • The supply of specialised financial messaging services is permitted for non-listed
      Iranian financial institutions.
    • Transactions in public or public-guaranteed bonds with Iranian non-listed entities are
      permitted.

6. Full information is provided in the Information Note on EU Sanctions to be lifted under the
JCPoA.

7. United States (U.S.) secondary legislation imposing nuclear-related economic sanctions has
also been suspended as of Implementation Day. The Office for Foreign Assets Control has
issued guidelines with respect to the lifting of U.S. sanctions under the JCPoA. This guidance
can be found at the OFAC Iran Sanctions site.

8. It should be noted that a number of individuals and entities remain subject to the restrictive
measures contained within Council Regulation 267/2012, and a number of Iranian entities
also remain listed for human rights and terrorism concerns.

Link:

HMT Notice

 

01.08.16
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January 7, 2015: EU, HMT remove 1, change a bunch of Al-Qaida sanctions listings

Yesterday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/13, by removing the following person from its Al-Qaida sanctions program:

YOUSEF, Rafik, Mohamad


DOB: 27/08/1974. POB: Baghdad, Iraq a.k.a: KAIRADIN, Mohamad,
Raific


Raific Nationality: Iraqi Passport Details: German travel document
(Reiseausweise) A 0092301 Address: Germany (in prison). Other Information:
UN Ref QI.M.205.05. Member of Ansar Al-Islam. Sentenced on 15 July 2008 to 8
years imprisonment in Germany. Listed on: 07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016
Group ID: 8783.

and by modifying the following listings:

ABD AL-BAQI, Nashwan, Abd Al-Razzaq
DOB: –/–/1961. POB: Mosul, Iraq a.k.a: (1) ABU ABDALLAH (2) AL-IRAQI, Abd Al-
Hadi (3) AL-IRAQI, Abdal, Al-Hadi (4) MOHAMMED, Omar, Uthman (5) AL-TAWEEL,
Abdul, Hadi (6) AL-ANSARI, Abd, al-Hadi (7) AL-MUHAYMAN, Abd (8) ARIF ALI,
Abdul, Hadi National Identification number: Ration Card no. 0094195
Nationality: Iraqi Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.12.01. Al-Qaida senior official.
In custody of the USA, as of July 2007 (a) Father’s name: Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-
Baqi, (b) Mother’s name: Nadira Ayoub Asaad. Also referred to as Abu Ayub. Photo
available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Listed
on: 10/10/2001 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 6923

HUSSEIN, Mohammad, Tahir, Hammid
Title: Imam DOB: 01/11/1975. POB: Poshok, Iraq a.k.a: AL KURDI, Abdelhamid
Nationality: Iraqi Address: Sulaymaniya, Iraq Other Information: UN Ref
QI.H.144.03. A deportation order was issued by the Italian authorities on 18 Oct
2004. Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities as of Sept 2007. Mother’s name: Attia Mohiuddin Taha. Listed on: 18/11/2003 Last Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 7867

RASHID, Ata, Abdoulaziz
DOB: 01/12/1973. POB: Sulaimaniya, Iraq a.k.a: (1) BARZINGY, Ata, Abdoul, Aziz
(2) RASHID, Abdoulaziz, Ata Nationality: Iraqi Address: Germany. National
Identification number: Ration card 6110922 Other Information: UN Ref
QI.A.199.05. Mother’s name: Khadija Majid Mohammed Listed on: 07/12/2005
Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8782

AHMAD, Farhad, Kanabi
DOB: 01/07/1971. POB: Arbil, Iraq a.k.a: (1) ACHMED, Kaua, Omar (2)
HAMAWANDI, Kawa (3) AHMED, Kawa, Omar Nationality: Iraqi Passport Details:
German travel document (Reiseausweis) A 0139243 (revoked as at Sep 2012)
Address: Arbil, Qushtuba, house no. SH 11, alley 5380, Iraq. Other Information:
UN Ref QI.A.203.05. Released from custody in Germany on 10 Dec 2010 and
relocated to Iraq on 6 Dec 2011 Mother’s name: Farida Hussein Khadir. Listed on:
07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8781

MOHAMED KHALIL, Ibrahim
DOB: (1) 02/07/1975. (2) 02/05/1972. (3) 03/07/1975. (4) –/–/1972. (5) 02/05/1975.
POB: (1) Mosul (2) Baghdad (3) Day Az-Zawr, (1) Iraq (2) Iraq (3) Syria a.k.a: (1) AL
ZAFIRI, Khalil, Ibrahim (2) JASSEM, Khalil, Ibrahim (3) MOHAMMAD, Khalil, Ibrahim
(4) AL-ZAHIRI, Khalil, Ibrahim Nationality: Syrian Passport Details: T04338017
(Temporary suspension of deportation issued by Alien's Office of the City of Mainz,
expired on 8.5.2013) Address: Refugee Shelter Alte Ziegelei, 55128, Mainz,
Germany. Other Information: UN Ref QI.M.206.05. Also referred to as Khalil.
Photo and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council
Special Notice. Listed on: 07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8785.

AL-MAZIDIH, Akram, Turki, Hishan
DOB: (1) –/–/1974. (2) –/–/1975. (3) –/–/1979. a.k.a: AL-HISHAN, Akram, Turki
Address: Zabadani, Syrian Arab Republic. (a) Deir ez-Zor Governorate Syrian Arab
Republic, (b) Iraq, (c) Jordan. National Identification number: Ration card no.
0075258 Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.276.10. Cousin of Ghazy Fezza Hishan Al
Mazidih Mother’s name: Masouma Abd al-Rahman. Photo available for inclusion in
the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Also referred to as Abu Jarrah
and Abu Akram. Listed on: 29/03/2010 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID:
11050.

AL-MAZIDIH, Ghazy, Fezza, Hishan
DOB: (1) –/–/1974. (2) –/–/1975. a.k.a: (1) HISHAN, Ghazy, Fezzaa (2) SHLASH,
Mushari, Abd Aziz, Saleh Address: Zabadani, Syrian Arab Republic. (a) Syrian Arab
Republic, (b) Iraq. Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.277.10. Cousin of Akram Turki
Hishan Al Mazidih. Also referred to as Abu Faysal and Abu Ghazzy. Listed on:
29/03/2010 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 11051.

AL-DARI, Muthanna, Harith
Title: Dr DOB: 16/06/1969. POB: Iraq a.k.a: (1) AL DARI, Muthana, Harith (2) AL
DARI, Muthanna (3) AL-DARI, Muthana, Haris (4)
AL-DARI, Muthanna (5) AL-DARI,
Muthanna, Hareth (6) AL-DARI, Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman (7) AL-DHARI,
Muthana, Haris (8)
AL-DHARI, Muthanna, Hareth (9) AL-DHARI, Muthanna, Harith,
Sulayman (10) AL-ZAWBA', Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman, Al-Dari (11) AL-ZAWBA'I,
Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman, Al-Dari (12) AL-ZOBAI, Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman,
Al-Dari (13) AL-ZOWBAI, Muthanna, Harith, al-Dari Nationality: Iraqi Address: (1)
Khan Dari, Iraq (previous). (2) Egypt (previous). (3) Asas Village, Abu Ghurayb, Iraq
(previous). (4) Amman, Jordan. National Identification number: Ration card
number 1729765. Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.278.10. Provided operational
guidance, financial support and other services to or in support of Al-Qaida in Iraq.
Mother’s name: Heba Khamis Dari. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-
UN Security Council Special Notice. Listed on: 07/04/2010 Last Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 11052.

ALI AL-BADRI AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, Awwad, Ibrahim
Title: Dr DOB: –/–/1971. POB: (1) Samarra, (1) Iraq (2) Iraq a.k.a: (1) AL-BADRI AL-
SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (2) AL-BAGHDADI, Abu Bakr (3) 'ALI AL-BADRI
AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awwad, Ibrahim (4) AL-QURAISHI, Abu Bakr, al-Baghdadi,
al-Husayni (5) AL-SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (6) AL-SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim,
Awwad, Ibrahim Nationality: Iraqi Address: (a) Iraq, (b) Syria . National
Identification number: Ration card number 0134852. Other Information: UN Ref
QI.A.299.11. Also referred as Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa' and Dr Ibrahim. Leader of Al-
Qaida in Iraq. Currently based in Iraq and Syria. Responsible for managing and
directing AQI large scale operations Wife’s name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi, second
Wife’s name: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi. Photo available for inclusion in
the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last
Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 12157.

AL-JAWLANI, Abu Mohammed
DOB: (1) –/–/1975. (2) –/–/1976. (3) –/–/1977. (4) –/–/1978. (5) –/–/1979. (6)
1980. POB: Syria a.k.a: (1) AL-GOLANI, Abu Mohammed (2) AL-GOLANI, Abu
Muhammad (3) ALJAWLANI, Abu Muhammad (4) AL-JAWLANI, Abu Mohamed (5)
AL-
JAWLANI, Abu Muhammad (6) AL-JAWLANI, Muhammad (7) AL-JULANI, Abu
Mohammed (8) AL-NAIMI, Amjad, Muzaffar, Hussein, Ali. Nationality: Syrian
Address: (a) Mosul, Souq al-Nabi Yunis, (b) In Syria as at June 2013 Other
Information: UN Ref QI.A.317.13 Active in Syria as at Jun. 2013. Since Jan. 2012,
he is the Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant. Associated with
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Mother’s name: Fatma Ali Majour.
Description: Dark complexion. Height 1.70m. Photo availablefor inclusion in the
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Also known as Shaykh al-Fatih, Abu
Ashraf and Al Fatih. Date of birth is approximate. Listed on: 06/08/2013 Last
Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 12883.

GAZIEV, Tarkhan, Ismailovich
DOB: 11/11/1965. POB: Bugaroy Village, Itum-Kalinskiy District, Republic of
Chechnya, Russia a.k.a: (1) ASIM, Abu (2) BILALAL, Abu (3) GAZIEV, Husan, Isaevich
(4) GAZIEV, Tarkhan, Isaevich (5) ODUEV, Ramzan (6) SULIMOV, Umar (7) YASIR,
Abu Nationality: Not registered as a citizen of the Russian Federation Passport
Details: Passport No.: 620169661 (Russian foreign travel passport number)
Address: (1) Iraq, possible alternative location as at August 2015. (2) Syrian Arab
Republic, located in as at August 2015. Other Information: Photo available for
inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Also referred to
as:Wainakh, Sever and Husan. Date of designation referred to in Article
7d(2)(i):2.10.2015 Listed on: 09/10/2015 Last Updated: 09/10/2015 Group ID:
13301.

Links:

HMT Notice

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/13