AMLC Resolution No. 297

SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION SECTOR OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR

CIrCuLAr-Letter

TO FINANCIAL InStitUtiONS ALi BANKS AND NON-BANK

Anti-Money Laundering Council relative to the request of the Government of the United States to freeze the assets of the following individuals: Attached is Resolution No. 300 dated 25 November 2003 issued by the

1 I N 13 14 N5 1 2 3 E 5 6 7 8 10 12 EL AYASHI, RADI ABD EL SAMIE ABOU EL YAZID CabdulLaaH, CiisE MaxaMEd HaMMiD, MOHaMMmEd tAHIr MostaFa, MOhamed aMin AL SAADi,FARAJ FARJ HASSAN BEN ABDELHAKIM, CHERIF SAID ROUINE, LAZHER BEN KHALIFA BEN AHMED ZARKAOUI, IMED BEN MEKKI HAMraOuI, KAMEL BEn MOULd! DRISSI, NOUREDDINE MOHaMEd, daKi SAadi, NaSSIm riHani, LOtF! BOuyaHia, HamadI TRABELSI, MOURAd

For your guidance and strict compliance

ALbertOa Deputy Governor . reyes

December 2003

MAG-IMPOK SA BANGKO MAYNHLA,PILIPINAS 1004 . Tcl No. 524-70-11 trunkline - URL: www.bsp.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected]

Anti-Money Laundering Council Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex Manila, Philippines

ReSOlUTIoN no.300

Embassy in Manila sent a ietter of even date addressed to the Executive the assets of the following individuals: Director, Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) reiative to the request to freeze On November 13, 2003, the Government of ihe United States, through its

Y El AYashi, Radi Abd El Samie Abou El Yazid; 2. Cabdullaah, cise Maxamed: 3. HAMMiD, Mohammea Tahir: 4 5 MOHAMED, Daki MostaFa, Mohamed Amin;

b I Saadi, Nassim; Al SAadi, Faraj Farj Hassan:

8. BEN ABDELHAKIM, Cherif Said 9 RihAni, Lotfi;

11. ROUiNE, Lazher Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed 14.HAMRAOUI, Kamel Ben Mowidi; and 15. DRIssi, Noureddine. 1o. bouyahia, Hamadi; 12. ZARKAOUl, imed Ben Mekki: 13. trabelsi, Mourad:

the names of the afore-said fifteen-(15) individuais to the Committee's consolidated list, maintained pursuari to UNSCRs 1267. 1390 and 1455. On November 10, italy asked the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add

international coalition against terrorism, the Philippines, through the Anti-Money UNSC Resolutions. Laundering Council, must actively support the actions reguired under the subieci As a charter member of the United Nations and as part of the

Pursuant thereto, the Council unanimously resolves, as follows:

(1) To provide the Supervising Authorities, the Bangko Sentral ng tetter from the United States: Pilipinas, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Insurance Commission, with a copy of the November 13, 2003

(2) To request the Supervising Authorities to circularize among all {3) To reauire said Supervising Authorities to direct the covered of the subject November 13, 2003 ietter frorn the United States: institutions under their respective jurisdictions to submit directly and 9.3 of the IRRs of the AMLA and other reiafed or applicable covered institutions under their respective jurisdictions, a copy to the Councit covered transaction reports and suspicious transaction reports invoiving the afore-narned individuals in accordance with Sections 7 and 9 of the AMLA, Rules 5.2, 5.3 ruies, regulations, circulars and operating manuals promuigated by the Supervising Authorities. and

November , 2003, Manila, Philippines

RAFAtl B. BuenAventurA

{Governor} Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas} Chairman

{Chairperson', Securities and Exchange Commission} LILA R. EAUtISTA A Mernber AAAAAM {Officer-in-Charge, Insurance Commission} Eduardo t. MaliniS (Signed) Member

Embissy of the Ulnited States of Americu

November 13.2003 Monile. Philippines

Room 507,EDPC Building BSP Compiex,Roxas Blvd Exccutive Director Atty. Vicente Aquino Anti-Money Laundering Council

Dear Attorney Aquino:

the Philippines in moving to freeze the assets of the individuals sct out in the attached terrorism. More specificaily, we would appreciate the cooperation of the Government of Ii st. The United States appreciates your government's efforts in support of the war on

Persons and entities on the consolidated list are subject to sanctions (travel ban, arms embargo, and asset freeze), which all UN Member States are obligated to implement in accordance with the relevant UNSCRs. The United States has aiso designated and frozen the assets of these fiftecn individuals domestically on November to. fiftcen individuals to the Committee's consolidated list, maintained pursuant to UNSCRs 1267, 1390, and 1455. The U.S. supported this action with a letter to the Committee. On November 10, Italy asked the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add the names of

to, these individuals in your country. implement other sanctions as soon as possible. We urge you to check carefully for any funds, financial assets or economic resources, including offices belonging to, or reiated We hope that your goverument will freeze the assets of these individuais and

undertake. In addition, we would welcome any information that you would like to share with us regarding the activities of these individuals or any other individuals involved in a cell associated with Ahmed Fadhil Nazar Al-Khalayleh (a.k.a. Abu Mussab AL- ZARQAWI, designated on September 19 of this year) in the Philippines. We hope that you will share with us any actions or freezing of assets that you

is anriounced in the United Nations. willingness to forego any public announcement or discussions of this action until after it We appreciate the close cooperation between our governments in this effort and your

Sincercly,

Economic Counselor Morton Holbrook

List of Nanes

EL AYASHI,Radi Abd E1 Samic Abou El Yazid (POB: Egypt)

CABDULLAAH,Ciise Maxamed (POB: Somalia)

HAMMID,Mohammed Tahir (POB: Iraq)

MOSTAFA,Mohamed Amin(POB: Iraq/Kurdish)

MOHAMED,Daki (POB: Morocco)

AL SAADI, Faraj Farj Hassan (POB: Libya)

SAADI, Nassim (POB: Tunisia)

BEN ABDELHAKIM,Cherif Said(POB:Tunisia)

RIHANI, Lotfi (POB: Tunisia) -- Wantcd by the Italian authorities

BOUYAHIA, Hamadi (POB: Morocco)

ROUINE, Lazher Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmcd (POB: Tunisia)

ZARKAOUI, Imed Bcn Mekki (POB: Tunisia)

TRABELSI, Mourad (POB: Tunisia)

HAMRAOUI, Kanel Ben Mouldi (POB: Tunisia)

DRISSI, Noureddine (POB: Tunisia)

T`akig Pots

On November 10 Italy asked the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add the names ol obligated to implement in accordance with the relevant UNSCRs. UNSCRs 1267, 1390, and 1455. The U.S. supported this action with a letter to the (travel ban, arms embargo, and asset freeze), which all UN Member States are fiftecn individuals to the Committee's consolidated list, maintained pursuant to Committec. Persons and cntities on thc consolidated list are subject to sanctions

The United States has also designated and frozen the asscts of these fifteen individuals domestically on Noveimber I0.

We hope that your government will freeze the assets of these individuals and iniplement other sanctions as soon as possible.

We urge you to check carefully for any funds, financial assets or economic resources, including offices bclonging to, or related to, these individuals in your country. We hope that you will share with us any actions cr freezing of assets that you undertake. In addition, we would welcone any information that you would like to sharc with us regarding the activities of these individuals or any other individuals involved in a cell associated with Ahmed Fadhil Nazar Al-Khalaylch (a.k.a. Abu Mussab AL- ZARQAWI, designated on September 19 of this year) in your country.

willingness to forego any public announcement or discussions of this action until after It is announced in the United Nations. We appreciate the close cooperation between our governments in this effort and your

US Statencht of Case

acted for or on behalf of al Qa'ida. The U.S. takes this action in support of the Government of Italy and iis submission of these names to the United Nations 1267 Committee. The United States Government is designating 15 individuals because they have

individuals and organizations as terrorists and terrorist supporters and have frozen over require UN Members to freeze assets without delay once they receive credible information from a foreign government. Zarqawi, who was added to the UN Sanctions Committee consolidated list on Seplember the altention of the United States by a foreign government and is consistent with our the UN by for listing as terrorists. A UN listing requires all Member States to freeze the assets of those listed and to bar cross-border travel. UN Security Council Resolutions also 136.8 million U.S. dollars in terrorist assets. disrupts the transnational terrorist network of the infamous al Qa'ida operative, al obiigations under UN Security Resolution 1373 and the Financial Action Task Force's Special Recommendation HI on Terrorist Financing. These names have been submitted to 2003 With this action, the U.S. and our international partners have designated 343 The Italian governnent's actions to shut down this terrorist cell in Milan further This action is taken under obligations to freeze the assets of individuals brought to

Background on the Milan-based Terrorist Cell:

government, the fifteen individuals have helped ilegal immigration to Italy, and have related investigations in order to expose terrorist cells linked with al Qa'ida and operating involved in al Qa'ida- related criminal activitics and with members of terrorist cells located in Milan, Cremona, and Parma. According to information provided by the Italian provided financial and material means for terrorist activities in Italy and Europe. Some of those fifteen have also recruited voluntcers for military camps in Iraq, organized by Ansar al Islam group (a terrorist organization operating in Northern Iraq, linked to ai Qa'ida, and designated by: the United States Government and the UN). in Italy. The Tribunale Ordinario di Milano has found all fifteen individuals to be Since 1999, Italian law enforcement agencies have conducted several terrorist

All of the fifteen are charged with participating in crines such as the following:

Fabricating, receiving, providing, and hiding forged documents to be used by Collecting money for terrorist-related activities Organizing actions to carry out the terrorist cell's plans Planning to commit international terrorist activities in Italy and Europe Recruiting individuals for training in military camps, mainly in Iraq. Europe in order to maintain contacts with other transnational celis and to assist illegal immigrants in entering Italy and the European Union individuals in order to reach military camps in Iraq and to move throughout

Providing cell members with weapons and cxplosives. Maintaining contacts throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Western Asia - in Pakistan, Iran, Ycmen, Iraq, Malaysia, and Afghanistan docucns Providing terrorists living in European and Middlc-East countries with forgcd

bchalf of al Qa'ida. Some havc acted for or on behalf of Ahmed Fadhil Nazar AL. scrvices to or in support of Zarqawi's terrorist activities. to combat coalition forces in Iraq. In addition, this cell recruited "brothers" to send to Iraq the organization's leadership in Syria and Iraq, supported itself with criminal activities 2002; Sami Ben Khemais ESSID, designated on April 19, 2002; Es Sayed Abdelkader MAHMOUD, designated on April 19, 2002; Tarek MAAROUFI, designated on August KHALAYLEH (a.k.a, Abu Mussab AL-ZARQAWI),a tcrrorist leader with close September 23, 2003, and has aiso been designated by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. Some of these individuals have assisted or provided financial, material or othier support or organization Ied by Zarqawi. The cell was involved in forging passports, collecting donations, and facilitating the illegal entry and deparlure of recruiis into and out of Italy via Syria to the camps of Ansar al Islam. The Milan cell also had key individuals iocated in Parma and Cremona with ramifications throughout Italy and across Europe. Thcir key activity was to issue European countries, and even East Asia, to rcach Western countries freely and securely The cell was organized according to specific roles, with the firm intention to eventually leadcrs, designated for their close operational ties to al Qa'ida: Ramzi Mohamnicd altacks and with closc operational ties to al Qa'ida, who was designated on September 30. 29, 2002; Mokhtar BOUCHOUCHA, designated on April 19, 2002; Abdel RAHMAN, designated on October 12, 2001 ; Abdelkader Mahmoud ES SAYED, designated on April operational ties to al Qa'ida, who was designated by the United States government ou Avashi. The ccll functioned as forged identification, transit, and residency documents in order to aid individuals in other strike imminently with acts of terrorism in different countries Abdullah BINALSHIBH, a terrorist leader responsible for planning the September 1 1 19, 2002; Adel Bcn SOLTANE, designatcd on August 29, 2002. Some of the 15 individuals have acted for or on bchalf of the following terrorist The Milan-based terrorist cell was organized and headed by the individual El The cell, which included high-ranking al Qa'ida operatives in direct contact with As participanis of the cells in Italy, each of the 15 individuals has acted for or on an associative structure within the transnational terrorist