SC/11725

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Two Individuals from Its Sanctions List

Decisions Taken Following Review of Delisting Requests Submitted through Office of the Ombudsperson

On 2 January 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the names below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for these names submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Reports of the Ombudsperson on these delisting requests.

Therefore, the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) no longer apply to the names set out below.

A. Individuals associated with Al-Qaida

QI.A.224.06. Name: 1: ISMAIL 2: MOHAMED 3: ISMAIL 4: ABU SHAWEESH

Name (original script): اسماعيل محمد اسماعيل أبو شاويش

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 10 Mar. 1977  POB: Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  Good quality a.k.a.: na  Low quality a.k.a.: na  Nationality: Stateless Palestinian  Passport no.: a)Egyptian travel document, passport number 0003684  b) Egyptian passport number 981354  National identification no.: na  Address: Germany  Listed on: 2 Aug. 2006 (amended on 11 Mar. 2010, 13 Dec. 2011)  Other information: In detention since 22 May 2005. His brother is Yasser Mohamed Ismail Abu Shaweesh (QI.A.201.05). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 24 Nov. 2009.

QI.A.171.04. Name: 1: AQEEL 2: ABDULAZIZ 3: AQEEL 4: AL-AQEEL

Name (original script): عقيل عبد العزيزعقيل العقيل

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 29 Apr. 1949  POB: Uneizah, Saudi Arabia  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Aqeel Abdulaziz Al-Aqil b) Ageel Abdulaziz A. Alageel  Low quality a.k.a.: na  Nationality: Saudi Arabian  Passport no.: a) Passport number C 1415363 - issued on 21 May 2000 (16/2/1421H)  b) Passport number E 839024, issued on 3 Jan. 2004 , expired on 8 Nov. 2008  National identification no.: na  Address: Saudi Arabia (as at Apr. 2009)  Listed on: 6 Jul. 2004 (amended on 23 Apr. 2007, 17 Jul. 2009, 13 Dec. 2011)  Other information: In detention in Saudi Arabia as at Nov. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 19 Oct. 2009.

The names of individuals and entities removed from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List pursuant to a decision by the Committee may be found in the “Press Releases” section on the Committee's website. Other information about delisting may be found on the Committee's website at:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.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 first 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.

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