International Law Advisory - OFAC Blocks Additional Members of the Al Qaeda Terrorist Network and Removes One Individual from the SDN List

OFAC Blocks Additional Members of the Al Qaeda Terrorist Network and Removes One Individual from the SDN List

This week the US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") added four individuals to the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the "SDN List"), and froze their assets.  The German Government, whose investigation uncovered the participation of these individuals, has blocked their property as well.

The individuals who have been added to the SDN List are as follows:

• BAHAJI, Said, Bunatwiete 23, 21073 Hamburg, Germany; DOB 15 Jul 1975; POB Haselunne, Lower Saxony, Germany (individual) [SDGT]
• BINALSHIBH, Ramzi Mohammed Abdullah (a.k.a. BIN AL SHIBH, Ramzi; a.k.a. BINALSHEIDAH, Ramzi Mohamed Abdullah; a.k.a. OMAR, Ramzi Mohammed Abdellah), Schleemer Ring 2, 22117 Hamburg, Germany; DOB 1 May 1972; POB Hadramawt, Yemen (individual) [SDGT]
• EL MOTASSADEQ, Mounir, Goschenstasse 13, 21073 Hamburg, Germany; DOB 3 Apr 1974; POB Marrakesh, Morocco (individual) [SDGT]
• ESSABAR, Zakarya (a.k.a. ESSABAR, Zakariya), Dortmunder Strasse 38, 22419 Hamburg; DOB 3 Apr 1977; POB Essaouria, Morocco (individual) [SDGT]
  

OFAC has also removed an individual from the SDN List this week:

RADENKOVIC, Ljiljana, Anglo-Yugoslav Bank London; Antexol Trading Ltd., Cyprus (individual) [FRYM]We will continue to keep you apprised of sanctions and export control developments.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ed Krauland at 202.429.8083.