Introduction
1. The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the "UK Regulations") were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
2. This notice is to issue a correction to 4 listings in the UK consolidated List bringing the entries in line with the UK Sanctions List. A link to the UK Sanctions List can be found below.
3. Further to our notice published on 03 February 2023 for the United Nation's 29 amendments to entries on their Sanctions List, pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation have now issued a notice for these amendments, including 4 corrections to the Consolidated list. This notice reflects these corrections.
4. The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the "Order"), made under the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 ("SAFL"), links to the UK Regulations.
5. Any changes to asset-freeze designations made under the UK Regulations are effective immediately by virtue of the ambulatory provisions in Jersey's sanctions legislation.
Notice summary (Full details are provided in the Annex to this Notice)
6. The following designations have been corrected and remain subject to an asset freeze:
- Mohamad Iqbal ABDURRAHMAN (UK Consolidated Group ID: 6894)
- Iyad AG GHALI (UK Consolidated Group ID: 12862)
- Mohamed BELKALEM (UK Consolidated Group ID: 11096)
- Mohamed Amin MOSTAFA (UK Consolidated Group ID: 7868)
What you must do
7. You must:
- immediately check whether you maintain any accounts or hold any funds or economic resources for the persons set out in the Annex to this Notice
- freeze such accounts, and other funds or economic resources without prior notice and without delay
- refrain from dealing with the funds or assets or making them available (directly or indirectly) to such persons unless licensed by the Minister for External Relations ("MER")
- report any findings to MER, together with any additional information that would facilitate compliance with SAFL
- provide any information concerning the frozen assets of designated persons that MER may request. Information reported to MER may be passed on to other regulatory authorities or law enforcement
8. Failure to comply with sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Further Information
9. Further information on sanctions can be found on the Government of Jersey website and the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) website.
10. Jersey guidance on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime is available on JFSC website.
11. Copies of Jersey sanctions legislation, including the Order and SAFL, can be found on the Jersey Legal Information Board website.
12. A copy of the UK Regulations can be obtained from legislation.gov.uk and other relevant information about this regime can be found on gov.uk
13. The UK Sanctions List
14. The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Consolidated List
Enquiries
15. Non-media enquiries, sanctions compliance reporting, and licence applications should be addressed to:
Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit,
Ministry of External Relations
sanctions@gov.je
Annex
gov.je