BROWN - 'MORE TERRORIST ASSETS TO BE FROZEN'

8 Nov 2001 10:20 AM

The fight against the financing of terrorism continued as the UK, in coordination with international partners, circulated a list of 46 organisations and 16 individuals to financial institutions requiring that assets belonging to them be frozen.

Chancellor Gordon Brown also announced that a further #7 million of suspected terrorist assets had been frozen in the UK in the last week. The total amount of assets frozen in the UK now stands at #70 million in 38 accounts.

The individuals and organisations named on today''s list are believed to have committed or pose a significant risk of committing or providing material support for acts of terrorism.

Gordon Brown said:

''The ready supply of finance is the lifeblood of modern terrorism. The #7 million of terrorist assets frozen last week is evidence that the work we are urgently pursuing to stop the financing of terrorism is hitting terrorists where it hurts. If any of those named today hold assets in the UK they will be frozen immediately.

''This list is a result of further intelligence sharing and coordination between the UK, US other international allies. It follows other recent initiatives to destroy and disrupt the financing of terrorism, including the Financial Action Task Force''s Recommendations of last week. The UK will continue to work with our allies, and take a leading role internationally, in the fight against terrorism.

''The UK''s domestic controls of terrorist financing are already among the best in the world, but we will do whatever is necessary to deprive terrorists of the funds they rely on. We will continue to strive to ensure that just as there is no safe haven for terrorists there is will be no safe hiding place for their funds.''

Notes to Editors

1. Those listed today are:

ORGANISATIONS (46):

AARAN MONEY WIRE SERVICE INC., 1806 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

AL BARAKA EXCHANGE L.L.C., P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 20066, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AL-BARAKAAT, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AL-BARAKAAT BANK, Mogadishu, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAAT BANK OF SOMALIA (BBS) (a.k.a. BARAKAAT BANK OF SOMALIA), Mogadishu, Somalia; Bossaso, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAAT GROUP OF COMPANIES SOMALIA LIMITED (a.k.a. AL- BARAKAT FINANCIAL COMPANY), P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAAT WIRING SERVICE, 2940 Pillsbury Avenue, Suite 4, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408.

AL-BARAKAT FINANCE GROUP, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAT FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAT GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS (a.k.a. BARAKAAT GLOBETELCOMPANY), P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia; Hargeysa, Somalia.

AL-BARAKAT INTERNATIONAL (a.k.a. BARACO CO.), Box 2923, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AL-BARAKAT INVESTMENTS, P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED (f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY) (f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT) (f.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, 9490 Vaduz FL, Liechtenstein.

ASAT TRUST REG., Altenbach 8, 9490 Vaduz FL, Liechtenstein.

BANK AL TAQWA LIMITED (a.k.a. AL TAQWA BANK) (a.k.a. BANK AL TAQWA), P.O. Box N-4877, Nassau, Bahamas; c/o Arthur D. Hanna & Company, 10 Deveaux Street, Nassau, Bahamas.

BARAKA TRADING COMPANY, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAAT BOSTON, 266 Neponset Avenue, Apt 43, Dorchester, Massachusetts 02122-3224.

BARAKAAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAAT ENTERPRISE, 1762 Huy Road, Columbus, Ohio 43224-3550.

BARAKAAT GROUP OF COMPANIES, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia.

BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL, Hallbybacken 15, 70 Spanga, Sweden.

BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES (BICO), Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, Box 4036, Spanga, Stockholm, Sweden; Rinkebytorget 1, 04 Spanga, Sweden.

BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL, INC., 1929 South 5th Street, Suite 205, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

BARAKAAT NORTH AMERICA, INC., 925 Washington Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts; 2019 Bank Street, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.

BARAKAAT RED SEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Bossaso, Somalia; Nakhiil, Somalia; Huruuse, Somalia; Raxmo, Somalia; Ticis, Somalia; Kowthar, Somalia; Noobir, Somalia; Bubaarag, Somalia; Gufure, Somalia; Xuuxuule, Somalia; Ala Aamin, Somalia; Guureeye, Somalia; Najax, Somalia; Carafaat, Somalia.

BARAKAAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. BTELCO), Bakara Market, Dar Salaam Buildings, Mogadishu, Somalia; Kievitlaan 16, T''veld, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

BARAKAAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY SOMALIA, LIMITED, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAT BANKS AND REMITTANCES, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAT COMPUTER CONSULTING (BCC), Mogadishu, Somalia.

BARAKAT CONSULTING GROUP (BCG), Mogadishu, Somalia.

BARAKAT GLOBAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAT POST EXPRESS (BPE), Mogadishu, Somalia.

BARAKAT REFRESHMENT COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

BARAKAT WIRE TRANSFER COMPANY, 4419 South Brandon Street, Seattle, Washington.

BARAKO TRADING COMPANY LLC, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

GLOBAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL, 1929 5th Street, Suite 204, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

HEYATUL ULYA, Mogadishu, Somalia.

NADA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SA (f.k.a. AL TAQWA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SA), Viale Stefano Franscini 22, CH-6900 Lugano TI, Switzerland.

PARKA TRADING COMPANY, P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

RED SEA BARAKAT COMPANY LIMITED, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

SOMALI INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION, 1806 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SOMALI INTERNET COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia.

SOMALI NETWORK AB (a.k.a. SOM NET AB), Hallybybacken 15, 70 Spanga, Sweden.

YOUSSEF M. NADA, Via Riasc 4, CH-6911 Campione d''Italia I, Switzerland.

YOUSSEF M. NADA & CO. GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., Kaerntner Ring 2/2/5/22, 1010 Vienna, Austria.

INDIVIDUALS (16):

ABDULLKADIR, Hussein Mahamud, Florence, Italy.

ADEN, Abdirisak; Skaftingebacken 8, 163 67 Spanga, Sweden; DOB 01 June 1968.

ALI, Abbas Abdi, Mogadishu, Somalia.

ALI, Abdi Abdulaziz, Drabantvagen 21, 177 50 Spanga, Sweden; DOB 01 January 1955.

ALI, Yusaf Ahmed, Hallbybacken 15, 70 Spanga, Sweden; DOB: 20 November 1974.

AWEYS, Dahir Ubeidullahi, Via Cipriano Facchinetti 84, Rome, Italy.

AWEYS, Hassan Dahir (a.k.a. ALI, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys) (a.k.a. AWES, Shaykh Hassan Dahir), DOB: 1935; Citizen: Somalia.

HIMMAT, Ali Ghaleb, Via Posero 2, CH-6911 Campione d''Italia, Switzerland; DOB: 16 June 1938; POB: Damascus, Syria; Citizen: Switzerland and Tunisia.

HUBER, Albert Friedrich Armand (a.k.a. HUBER, Ahmed), Mettmenstetten, Switzerland; DOB: 1927.

HUSSEIN, Liban, 925 Washington Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts; 2019 Bank Street, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.

JAMA, Garad (a.k.a. NOR, Garad K.) (a.k.a. WASRSAME, Fartune Ahmed), 2100 Bloomington Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 1806 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota; DOB: 26 June 1974.

JIM''ALE, Ahmed Nur Ali (a.k.a. JIMALE, Ahmad Ali) (a.k.a. JIM''ALE, Ahmad Nur Ali) (a.k.a. JUMALE, Ahmed Nur) (a.k.a. JUMALI, Ahmed Ali), P.O. Box 3312, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mogadishu, Somalia.

KAHIE, Abdullahi Hussein, Bakara Market, Dar Salaam Buildings, Mogadishu, Somalia.

MANSOUR, Mohamed, (a.k.a. AL-MANSOUR, Dr. Mohamed), Ob. Heslibachstr. 20, Kusnacht, Switzerland; Zurich, Switzerland; DOB: 1928; POB: Egypt or United Arab Emirates.

MANSOUR-FATTOUH, Zeinab, Zurich, Switzerland.

NADA, Youssef, (a.k.a. NADA, Youssef M.) (a.k.a. NADA, Youssef Mustafa), Via Arogno 32, 6911 Campione d''Italia, Italy; Via Per Arogno 32, CH-6911 Campione d''Italia, Switzerland; Via Riasc 4, CH-6911 Campione d''Italia I, Switzerland; DOB: 17 May 1931 or 17 May 1937; POB: Alexandria, Egypt; Citizen: Tunisia.

The list was issued to financial institutions by the Bank of England, in coordination with the US Authorities, yesterday evening. (http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/press.htm)

2. Today''s list follows other recent HMT announcements to crack-down on terrorist financing:

12 October - UK Takes Steps To Freeze More Terrorist Assets 15 October - UK Action Plan On Terrorist Financing 15 October - Action Against Financing Of Terrorism - Statement by Chancellor Of Exchequer 31 October - HM Treasury Welcomes Tough New Measures To Tackle Terrorist Financing 2 November - UK takes further action to stop terrorist financing

Details can be found on-line at www.hm-treasury.gov.uk.