The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty's Treasury, issues this news release to advise that on 24 April 2007 the United Nations Sanctions Committee approved amendments to two of the existing entries on the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The individual and entity whose identifying information has been amended continue, along with all other individuals and entities appearing on the UN Consolidated List, to fall within the UK financial sanctions regime under the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006.
The amendments made by the United Nations Sanctions Committee are set out below:
AMENDMENTS
(Added information appears in italics. Deleted information appears in strikethrough)
Individual
SALEH, Abdul, Latif SALEH, Abdul Latif
Title: Dr
DOB: 5 March 1957
POB: Baghdad, Iraq
a.k.a: (1) ABU AMIR
(2) SALEH, Dr, Abd al-Latif
(3) SALEH, Abdul, Latif, A, A
(4) SALEH, Abdyl, Latif
(5) SALEH ABU HUSSEIN, Abdul, Latif, A, A
(6) SALIH, Abd al-Latif
Nationality: (1) Jordanian (2) Albanian since 1992
Passport Details: (1) D366 871 (Jordanian)
(2) 314772 (Albanian) [Issued 8 March 1993]
(3) 0334695 (Albanian) [Issued 1 December 1995]
Other Information: United Arab Emirates is the last known residence. Expelled from Albania in 1999.
Entity
SALAFIST GROUP FOR CALL AND COMBAT
THE ORGANIZATION OF Al-QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB
a.k.a: (1) Groupe Salafiste pour la Prediction et le Combat
(2) GSPC
(1) Al Qaida au Maghreb islamique
(2) AQMI
f.k.a: (1) GSPC
(2) Le Groupe Salafiste pour la Predication et le Combat
(3) Salafist Group For Call and Combat
The additional information will be added to the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets which is maintained on the Bank's website.
Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds, other financial assets, economic benefits and economic resources for the individual and entity named above. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Previous Notices and news releases related to Terrorism, Al-Qaida and the Taliban and a consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other UK financial sanctions regimes are available from the Financial Sanctions pages.- Bank of England News Release
