OFAC has added the following persons:
AKBAR, Mohamad (a.k.a. AKBAR, Mohamed), 38 Cunningham Rd, Umbilo, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; DOB 15 Jul 1997; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport A04742654 (South Africa); National ID No. 9707155375083 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
AKBAR, Nufael (a.k.a. AKBAR, Nufail), South Africa; DOB 26 Mar 1972; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; National ID No. 7203265244080 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
AKBAR, Umar (a.k.a. AKBAR, Hamza), 118 Mallinson Rd, Asherville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; Flat 5, 6 St, Sydenham, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; DOB 06 Sep 1998; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport A06246615 (South Africa); National ID No. 9809065830080 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
AKBAR, Yunus Mohamad (a.k.a. AKBAR, Yunus Muhammad), South Africa; DOB 27 Nov 1978; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; National ID No. 7811275043084 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
and entities:
ASHIQ JEWELLERS CC, 115 Russel St, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 03 Aug 2009; Tax ID No. 9176936178 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2009/151008/23 (South Africa); Enterprise Number B2009151008 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad).
BAILEY HOLDINGS PTY LTD, 38 Cunningham Rd, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; P.O. Box 14544, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Gauteng 0037, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 20 Mar 2018; Tax ID No. 9141736232 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2018/215018/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AKBAR, Yunus Mohamad).
FLEXOSEAL WATERPROOFING SOLUTIONS PTY LTD, 11 Walter Place, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4000, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 16 Mar 2021; Tax ID No. 9118725259 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2021/480544/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AKBAR, Yunus Mohamad).
HJ BANNISTER CONSTRUCTION CC, 38 Cunningham Rd, Umbilo, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 20 Jul 1989; Tax ID No. 9126178202 (South Africa); Trade License No. 1989/023376/23 (South Africa); Enterprise Number B1989023376 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AKBAR, Nufael; Linked To: AKBAR, Yunus Mohamad).
INEOS TRADING PTY LTD, 118 Mallinson Rd, Asherville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 20 Jun 2016; Tax ID No. 9954121167 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2016/212771/07 (South Africa); Enterprise Number K2016212771 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad).
MA GOLD TRADERS PTY LTD, 38 Cunningham Rd, Umbilo, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4000, South Africa; P.O. Box 27, Westwood, KwaZulu-Natal 3633, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 22 Jan 2019; Tax ID No. 9263261233 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2019/032950/07 (South Africa); Enterprise Number K2019032950 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AKBAR, Nufael).
SHAAHISTA SHOES CC, 115 Russel St, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; 161 Stamford Hill Rd, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; P.O. Box 19596, Dormerton, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4015, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 10 Mar 2004; Tax ID No. 9209696153 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2004/023017/23 (South Africa); Enterprise Number B2004023017 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad).
SULTAN'S CONSTRUCTION CC, 115 Russel St, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; 118 Mallinson Rd, Asherville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4000, South Africa; P.O. Box 48155, Qualbert, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4078, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 30 Nov 2007; Tax ID No. 9124813164 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2007/241953/23 (South Africa); Enterprise Number B2007241953 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad).
to its counter terrorism sanctions program. And the Treasury:
PRESS RELEASES
Treasury Designates Members of ISIS Cell in South Africa
November 7, 2022
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four members of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cell operating in South Africa who have provided technical, financial, or material support to the terrorist group. Treasury also designated eight companies owned, controlled, or directed by the individuals in this ISIS cell. ISIS continues to expand its terrorist network across the continent, as evidenced by the July 2022 United Nations Security Council report that highlighted the emerging importance of the country for funds transfers from ISIS leadership to ISIS affiliates across Africa. Treasury remains committed to exposing and disrupting terrorist financing on the African continent.
“Today, Treasury is targeting key individuals in ISIS’s network in South Africa, as well as their business assets, who have played pivotal roles in enabling terrorism and other criminal activities in the region,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “The United States, as part of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, will continue to partner with South Africa to deny ISIS the ability to exploit the country’s economy to raise and move funds to support the growth of ISIS affiliates and networks.”
Treasury is designating these individuals and entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups, their supporters, and associated assets.
FARHAD HOOMER’S ASSOCIATES AND BUSINESSES
The South Africa-based ISIS members designated today are associates of Treasury-designated ISIS cell leader Farhad Hoomer, who continues to pursue ISIS’s objectives in southern Africa and express the will and intent to attack the interests of the United States and its allies.
Brothers Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar are senior members of a Durban, South Africa-based ISIS cell led by Farhad Hoomer. Nufael Akbar has collaborated with and been directed by Hoomer. Nufael Akbar is a central commanding figure in the Durban-based ISIS cell. Yunus Akbar functions as an enforcer and logistical coordinator for the ISIS cell.
Today’s action also targets two other Hoomer associates, Mohamad Akbar and Umar Akbar, who were arrested in 2018 by South African authorities along with Hoomer for their involvement in a plan to deploy improvised incendiary devices near a mosque and commercial retail buildings.
Nufael Akbar, Yunus Mohamad Akbar, Mohamad Akbar, and Umar Akbar are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, ISIS.
OFAC is also designating four south Africa-based companies in connection with Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar. MA Gold Traders (PTY) LTD is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by Nufael Akbar. Bailey Holdings (PTY) LTD and Flexoseal Waterproofing Solutions (PTY) LTD are being designated, pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by Yunus Mohamad Akbar. HJ Bannister Construction CC is being designated today, pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being jointly owned, controlled, or directed by Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar.
Additionally, Treasury is designating, pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, four South Africa-based companies for being owned, controlled, or directed by Farhad Hoomer: Sultans Construction CC, Ashiq Jewellers CC, Ineos Trading (PTY) LTD, and Shaahista Shoes CC.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals and entities named above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within the United States, including transactions transiting the United States, that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons.
Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions with the individuals and entities designated today entails risk of secondary sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. Pursuant to this authority, OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction on behalf of a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from its ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897. For detailed information on the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please refer to OFAC’s website.
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Sanctioning ISIS Members in South Africa
PRESS STATEMENT
NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
ISIS continues to present a threat across the African continent. A July 2022 United Nations Security Council report highlighted how ISIS has used South Africa-based members to transfer funds from ISIS leadership to ISIS affiliates across Africa. Today, the United States is designating four members of an ISIS cell in South Africa who have provided technical, financial, or material support to the terrorist group, as well as eight companies owned, controlled, or directed by the individuals in this ISIS cell.
Today’s action builds on the March 2022 designations of four ISIS members in South Africa, who have been involved in attack planning, and organizational and recruitment activities for the group.
As part of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United States will continue to partner with South Africa to deny ISIS the ability to exploit the country’s economy to raise and transfer funds in support of ISIS terrorist activities.
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