NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING
QI.A.145.03. LOTFI BEN ABDUL HAMID BEN ALI AL-RIHANI
Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee’s website: 27.01.2010
Lotfi ben Abdul Hamid ben Ali al-Rihani was listed on 12 November 2003 pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1390 (2002) as being associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf, or in support of”, “recruiting for” and “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01) and Ansar al-Islam (QE.A.98.03).
Additional information:
Lotfi ben Abdul Hamid ben Ali al-Rihani belonged to a terrorist cell in Milan, Italy, which was believed to have several branches in other European countries. The cell was linked to Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01) and focused on obtaining forged documents to allow terrorists to travel in Europe and the Middle East, and on recruiting individuals for terrorist camps, mainly in Iraq, organized by Ansar al-Islam (QE.A.98.03).
Al-Rihani allowed the terrorist cell access to his property and devoted all his activities to its support. He was able to provide financial support to the cell, probably as the result of criminal activity.
On 7 February 2008, a court in Italy sentenced Al-Rihani in absentia to six years of imprisonment for aiding and abetting terrorist acts.
Related listed individuals and entities:
Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01), listed on 6 October 2001
Ansar al-Islam (QE.A.98.03), listed on 24 February 2003
Faraj Faraj Hussein al-Sa’idi (QI.A.137.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Said ben Abdelhakim ben Omar al-Cherif (QI.A.138.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Imad ben al-Mekki ben al-Akhdar al-Zarkaoui (QI.A.139.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Kamal ben Maoeldi ben Hassan al-Hamraoui (QI.A.140.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Maxamed Cabdullaah Ciise (QI.C.141.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Radi Abd el Samie Abou el Yazid el Ayashi (QI.E.142.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Hamadi ben Abdul Aziz ben Ali Bouyehia (QI.B.143.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Mohammad Tahir Hammid (QI.H.144.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Daki Mohammed (QI.M.146.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Mohamed Amin Mostafa (QI.M.147.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Nessim ben Mohamed al-Cherif ben Mohamed Saleh al-Saadi (QI.S.148.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Noureddine ben Ali ben Belkassem al-Drissi (QI.A.149.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Al-Azhar ben Khalifa ben Ahmed Rouine (QI.R.150.03), listed on 12 November 2003
Mourad ben Ali ben al-Basheer al-Trabelsi (QI.A.151.03), listed on 12 November 2003