Sanctions Notice - Libya, Somalia and Syria

22nd October 2014

Please be advised of changes to sanctions listings related to Libya, Somalia and Syria which have automatic and immediate effect in the Bailiwick. Measures which should be taken as a result are set out at the end of this notice.

LIBYA

Council Regulation (EU) No. 204/2011 of 2 March 2011, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011, has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1103/2014 of 20 October 2014. The effect of the amendments is to replace information relating to 2 persons who are subject to an asset freeze with the following text:

DORDA, Abu Zayd Umar

Director, External Security Organisation
Regime loyalist
Head of external intelligence agency
Believed status/location: in custody in Libya
Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

AL-SENUSSI, Colonel Abdullah

Title: Colonel
DOB: 1949
POB: Sudan
a.k.a.: Ould Ahmed, Abdoullah
Passport number: B0515260
DOB: 1948
POB: Anefif (Kidal), Mali
Date of issue: 10 Jan 2012
Place of issue: Bamako, Mali
Date of expiration: 10 Jan 2017
a.k.a.: Ould Ahmed, Abdoullah
Mali ID number: 073/SPICRE
POB: Anefif, Mali
Date of issue: 6 Dec 2011
Place of issue: Essouck, Mali
Director Military Intelligence. Military Intelligence involvement in suppression of demonstrations. Past history includes suspicion of involvement in Abu Selim prison massacre. Convicted in absentia for bombing of UTA flight. Brother-in-law of Muammar QADHAFI
Believed status/location: in custody in Libya
Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011)

SOMALIA

Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 of 26 April 2010, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Somalia (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011 , the Somalia (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Somalia (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011, has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1104 /2014 of 20 October 2014 . The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is the addition of the following persons to the list of designated persons or entities subject to an asset freeze:

Maalim Salman

Aliases: (a) Mu'alim Salman;
(b) Mualem Suleiman;
(c) Ameer Salman;
(d) Ma'alim Suleiman;
(e) Maalim Salman Ali;
(f) Maalim Selman Ali;
(g) Ma'alim Selman;
(h) Ma'alin Sulayman.
Date of birth: circa 1979.
Place of birth: Nairobi, Kenya.
Location: Somalia.
Date of UN designation: 23 September 2014.
Maalim Salman was chosen by al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed a.k.a Godane to be the head of African foreign fighters for al-Shabaab. He has trained foreign nationals who were seeking to join al-Shabaab as African foreign fighters, and has been involved in operations in Africa targeting tourists, entertainment establishments, and churches. Although focused mainly on operations outside of Somalia, Salman is known to reside in Somalia and train foreign fighters in Somalia before dispatching them elsewhere. Some of al-Shabaab's foreign fighters also have a presence in Somalia. For example, Salman ordered al-Shabaab foreign fighters to southern Somalia in response to an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) offensive. Among other terrorist attacks, al-Shabaab was responsible for the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2013, which resulted in the deaths of at least 67 people. More recently, al-Shabaab claimed the August 31, 2014 attack on the National Intelligence and Security Agency prison in Mogadishu, killing three security guards and two civilians, and injuring 15 others.

Ahmed Diriye

Aliases: (a) Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah;
(b) Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha;
(c) Sheikh Ahmed Umar;
(d) Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim;
(e) Abu Ubaidah;
(f) Abu Diriye.
Date of birth: circa 1972
Place of birth: Somalia
Location: Somalia
Date of UN designation: 24 September 2014
Ahmed Diriye was appointed as the new emir of Al-Shabaab following the death of the previous leader Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, an individual listed by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009). This was publicly announced in a statement by Al-Shabaab's spokesperson, Sheikh Ali Dheere, released on 6 September 2014. Diriye has been a senior member of Al-Shabaab and as the emir he exercises command responsibility for Al-Shabaab's operations. He will be directly responsible for Al-Shabaab's activities which continue to threaten the peace, security and stability of Somalia. Diriye has since adopted the Arabic name Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah.

SYRIA

Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented in the Bailiwick under the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012 , the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105 /2014 of 20 October 2014 . The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to add 16 persons and 2 entities to the list of persons and entities subject to an asset freeze, and to amend the information in relation to the existing listings of 3 persons and 1 entity, as follows:

New Listings

Houmam Jaza'iri

Alias: Humam al-Jazaeri.
Date of birth: 1977.
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Mohamad Amer Mardini

Alias: Mohammad Amer Mardini.
Date of birth: 1959.
Place of birth: Damascus.
Minister of Higher Education since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Mohamad Ghazi Jalali

Alias: Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali.
Date of birth: 1969.
Place of birth: Damascus.
Minister of Communications and Technology since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Kamal Cheikha

Alias: Kamal al-Sheikha.
Date of birth: 1961.
Place of birth: Damascus.
Minister of Water Resources since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Hassan Nouri

Alias: Hassan al-Nouri.
Date of birth: 9.2.1960.
Minister of Administrative Development since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Mohammad Walid Ghazal

Date of birth: 1951.
Place of birth: Aleppo.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Khalaf Souleymane Abdallah

Alias: Khalaf Sleiman al-Abdullah.
Date of birth: 1960.
Place of birth: Deir Ezzor.
Minister of Labour since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Nizar Wahbeh Yazaji

Alias: Nizar Wehbe Yazigi.
Date of birth: 1961.
Place of birth: Damascus.
Minister of Health since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Hassan Safiyeh

Alias: Hassan Safiye.
Date of birth: 1949.
Place of birth: Latakia.
Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Issam Khalil

Date of birth: 1965.
Place of birth: Banias.
Minister of Culture since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Mohammad Mouti' Mouayyad

Alias: Mohammad Muti'a Moayyad.
Date of birth: 1968.
Place of birth: Ariha (Idlib).
State Minister since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Ghazwan Kheir Bek

Alias: Ghazqan Kheir Bek.
Date of birth: 1961.
Place of birth: Latakia.
Minister of transport since 27.8.2014.
As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

Major General Ghassan Ahmed Ghannan

Aliases: Major General Ghassan Ghannan; and
Brigadier General Ghassan Ahmad Ghanem.
As commander of the 155 Missile Brigade, he is supporting the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population
Responsible for firing at least 25 Scud Missiles at various civilian sites between January and March 2013
Associated with Maher al-Assad

Colonel Mohammed Bilal

Alias: Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Bilal.
As a senior officer in the Air Force Intelligence Service of Syria, he supports the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population
He is also associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research Centre (SSRC)

Mohamed Farahat

Alias: Muhammad Farahat.
Vice-President of Finance and Administration at Tri-Ocean Energy, which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the Syrian regime. He is therefore associated with a listed entity.
In view of his senior position in Tri-Ocean Energy, he is responsible for the activities of the entity in supplying oil to the regime.

Abdelhamid Khamis Abdullah

Aliases: Abdulhamid Khamis Abdullah;
Hamid Khamis; and
Abdelhamid Khamis Ahmad Adballa.
Chairman of Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT) which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the Syrian regime. He coordinated shipments of oil to the Syrian regime with listed Syrian state oil company Sytrol. Therefore, he is benefitting from and providing support to the Syrian regime.
In view of his position as the most senior person in the entity he is responsible for its activities

Pangates International Corp Ltd

Also known as: Pangates.
PO Box 8177 Sharjah Airport International Free Zone United Arab Emirates
Pangates acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime. Therefore, it is providing support to and benefiting from the Syrian regime. It is also associated with listed Syrian oil company Sytrol

Abdulkarim Group

Also known as: Al Karim for Trade and Industry/Al Karim Group
5797 Damascus Syria
Parent company of Pangates with operational control of it. As such it is providing support to and benefiting from the Syrian regime. It is also associated with listed Syrian oil company Sytrol

Amended Listings

Muhammad Dib Zaytun

Alias: Mohammed Dib Zeitoun.
Date of birth: 20 May 1951.
Place of birth: Damascus.
Diplomatic passport No D000001300.
Head of General Security Directorate.
Involved in violence against demonstrators.

Ayman Jabir

Alias: Jaber.
Place of birth: Latakia
Associate of Mahir al-Assad for the Shabiha militia
Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups
Also providing financial support to the regime

Tarif Akhras

Alias: Al Akhras.
Date of birth: 2 June 1951.
Place of birth: Homs, Syria.
Syrian passport nr. 0000092405.
Prominent businessman benefiting from and supporting the regime.
Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics) and former Chairman of the Homs Chamber of Commerce
Close business relations with President Al-Assad's family.
Member of the Board of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce.
Provided logistical support for the regime (buses and tank loaders).

Souruh Company

Also known as: SOROH Al Cham Company.
Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascsu - Syria.
Tel: + 963-11-5327266; Mobile: +963-933-526812+963-932-878282; Fax:+963-11-5316396 Email: [email protected] Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sorohco.
Majority of the shares of the company are owned directly or indirectly by Rami Makhlouf

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

All businesses must:

Check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds or economic resources for any person designated under any of the Ordinances listed above, and treat any such accounts, funds or economic resources as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case
Report any findings to the Policy Council forthwith and in any event within 7 days
Refrain from making any funds or economic resources available directly or indirectly to any designated person unless licensed by the Policy Council.

The information referred to above is required by the Policy Council in the exercise of its powers under the Schedule to each of the Ordinances listed above.

Any information or queries should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line 'Libya/Somalia/Syria (as the case may be) sanctions'.

Further information on the effect of asset freezes and related issues including licences is available on the States of Guernsey website at: http://www.gov.gg/sanctions.

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