SC/11856

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Two Names to Its Sanctions List

On 10 April 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

A.Individuals associated with Al-Qaida

QDi.353 Name: 1: ALI 2: BEN TAHER 3: BEN FALEH 4: OUNI HARZI
Name (original script): علي بن الطاھر بن الفالح العوني الحرزي
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 9 Mar. 1986 POB: Ariana, Tunisia Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Abou Zoubair Nationality: Tunisian Passport no.: Tunisian passport number W342058, issued on 14 Mar. 2011 (expires on 13 Mar. 2016) National identification no.: Tunisian National Identity Card number 08705184, issued on 24 Feb. 2011 Address: a) 18 Mediterranean Street, Ariana, Tunisia b) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at Mar. 2015) c) Iraq (possible alternative location as at Mar. 2015) d) Libya (previously located in) Listed on: 10 Apr. 2015 Other information: Physical description: eye colour: brown; height: 171cm. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Previous occupation: trading agent. A member of Ansar al-Shari’a in Tunisia (QDe.143), active in recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters and arms smuggling. Detained and sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for planning terrorist acts in 2005 in Tunisia. Planned and perpetrated the attack against the Consulate of the United States in Benghazi, Libya on 11 Sep. 2012. Arrest warrant issued by the Tunisian National Guard (as at Mar. 2015). Father’s name is Taher Ouni Harzi, mother’s name is Borkana Bedairia.

QDi.354 Name: 1: TARAK 2: BEN TAHER 3: BEN FALEH 4: OUNI HARZI
Name (original script): طارق بن الطاھر بن الفالح العوني الحرزي
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 3 May 1982 POB: Tunis, Tunisia Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Abou Omar Al Tounisi Nationality: Tunisian Passport no.: Tunisian passport number Z050399, issued on 9 Dec. 2003 (expired on 8 Dec. 2008) National identification no.: Tunisian National Identity Card number 04711809, issued on 13 Nov. 2003 Address: a) 18 Mediterranean Street, Ariana, Tunisia b) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at Mar. 2015) c) Iraq (possible alternative location as at Mar. 2015) d) Libya (previously located in) Listed on: 10 Apr. 2015 Other information: Physical description: eye colour: brown; height: 172cm. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Previous occupation: worker. A dangerous and active member of Al Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115) in 2004, also active in facilitating and hosting members of Ansar al-Shari’a in Tunisia (QDe.143) in Syria. Sentenced, in absentia, on 30 October 2007, to 24 years imprisonment for terrorist activities by the Appeals Court of Tunis. Father’s name is Taher Ouni Harzi, mother’s name is Borkana Bedairia.

In accordance with paragraph 36 of resolution 2161 (2014), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above names, at the following URLs:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/narrative.shtml.

The Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations.  This is the tenth update of the List in 2015.  An updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/aq_sanctions_list.shtml.

The Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List is also updated following all changes made to the Al-Qaida Sanctions List.  An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/consolidated_list.shtml.

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