Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2008 of 11 March 2008 amending for the 93rd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Afghanistan, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, extremism, foreign capital, international affairs, international sanctions, terrorism

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/2008

of 11 March 2008

amending for the 93rd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin
Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002
imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against
certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden,
the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council
Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain
goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban
and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources
in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular
Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,

Whereas:

On 1 February 2008, the Sanctions Committee of the
United Nations Security Council decided to amend the
list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing
of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I
should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as
set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(1)

Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the
persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of
funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2008.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2008 (OJ L 59, 4.3.2008,
p. 10).

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Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

ANNEX

(1) The entry ‘Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha (alias (a) Sayed Ghias, (b) Sayed Ghiasuddin Sayed Ghousuddin, (c) Sayyed
Ghayasudin). Title: Maulavi. Function: (a) Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs of the Taliban regime, (b) Education
Minister of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Between 1958 and 1963. Place of birth: Faryab province, Afghanistan.
Nationality: Afghan. Other information: Taliban member responsible for Faryab province, Afghanistan as of May
2007’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha (alias (a) Sayed Ghiasuddin Sayed Ghousuddin, (b) Sayyed Ghayasudin, (a) Sayed Ghias).
Title: Maulavi. Function: (a) Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs of the Taliban regime, (b) Education Minister of the
Taliban regime. Date of birth: Between 1958 and 1963. Place of birth: Faryab province, Afghanistan. Nationality:
Afghan. Other information: (a) Taliban member responsible for Faryab province, Afghanistan as of May 2007, (b)
Involved in drug trafficking.’

(2) The entry ‘Ali Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Zar’ani Al Fakhiri (alias Ibn Al-Shaykh Al-Libi). Address: Ajdabiya. Date of
birth: 1963. Other information: Married to Aliya al Adnan (Syrian national)’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall
be replaced by:

‘Ali Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Zar’ani Al Fakhiri (alias Ibn Al-Shaykh Al-Libi). Address: Ajdabiya, Libya. Date of birth:
1963. Other information: (a) Married to Aliya al Adnan (Syrian national), (b) Apprehended in 2001.’

(3) The entry ‘Abu Bakr Al-Jaziri (alias Yasir Al-Jazari). Nationality: (a) Algerian, (b) Palestinian; Address: Peshawar,
(b) Al-Qaida facilitator and

(a) Affiliated with Afghan Support Committee (ASC),

Pakistan. Other information:
communication expert’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Abu Bakr Al-Jaziri (alias Yasir Al-Jazari). Nationality: (a) Algerian, (b) Palestinian. Address: Peshawar, Pakistan. Other
information: (a) Affiliated with Afghan Support Committee (ASC), (b) Al-Qaida facilitator and communication expert,
(c) Arrested in April 2003.’

(4) The entry ‘Jallalouddine Haqani
(alias (a)
Jallalouddin Haqqani). Title: Maulavi. Function:
the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1942. Place of birth: Khost
Minister of Frontier Affairs of
province, Zadran district, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) He is an active Taliban leader,
(b) Believed to be in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (c) Reportedly deceased in June 2007’ under the heading
‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

Jalaluddin Haqani,

(b)

‘Jallalouddine Haqani (alias (a) Jalaluddin Haqani, (b) Jallalouddin Haqqani). Title: Maulavi. Function: Minister of
Frontier Affairs of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1942. Place of birth: Khost province, Zadran
district, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Father of Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani, (b) He is an
active Taliban leader, (c) Believed to be in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, (d) Reportedly deceased in June 2007.’

(5) The entry ‘Zia-ur-Rahman Madani (alias (a) Ziaurrahman Madani, (b) Zaia u Rahman Madani, (c) Madani Saheb) Title:
Maulavi. Function: Governor of Logar Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately
1960. Place of birth: Taliqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) In charge of
Taliban’s military affairs in Takhar province, Afghanistan, as of May 2007, (b) In charge of Nangahar province’ under
the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Zia-ur-Rahman Madani (alias (a) Ziaurrahman Madani, (b) Zaia u Rahman Madani, (c) Madani Saheb) Title: Maulavi.
Function: Governor of Logar Province (Afghanistan) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1960.
Place of birth: Taliqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Involved in drug
trafficking, (b) In charge of Taliban’s military affairs in Takhar province, Afghanistan, as of May 2007, (c) In charge of
Nangahar province.’

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(6) The entry ‘Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul (alias (a) Abdussalam Hanifi, (b) Hanafi Saheb). Title: (a) Mullah, (b)
Maulavi. Function: Deputy Minister of Education of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1968. Place of
birth: Darzab district, Faryab district, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other
information: Taliban member
responsible for Northern Afghanistan as of May 2007’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul (alias (a) Abdussalam Hanifi, (b) Hanafi Saheb). Title: (a) Mullah, (b) Maulavi.
Function: Deputy Minister of Education of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1968. Place of birth:
Darzab district, Faryab district, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Taliban member responsible
for Northern Afghanistan as of May 2007, (b) Involved in drug trafficking.’

(7) The entry ‘Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Shah Mohammed (alias (a) Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Khan Muhammad,
(b) Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor, (c) Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor). Title: (a) Maulavi, (b) Mullah. Function: Minister of
Civil Aviation and Transportation of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1960. Place of birth: (a)
Kandahar, Afghanistan, (b) Kalanko Joftian, Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other
information: (a) Repatriated to Afghanistan in September 2006, (b) Member of Taliban leadership, (c) active in the
provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika, Afghanistan as of May 2007; Taliban “Governor” of Kandahar as of May 2007’
under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Shah Mohammed (alias (a) Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Khan Muhammad, (b) Akhtar
Muhammad Mansoor, (c) Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor). Title: (a) Maulavi, (b) Mullah. Function: Minister of Civil
Aviation and Transportation of the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1960. Place of birth: (a) Kandahar,
Afghanistan,
(b) Kalanko Joftian, Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other infor-
mation: (a) Repatriated to Afghanistan in September 2006, (b) Member of Taliban leadership, (c) Involved in drug
trafficking, (d) Active in the provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika, Afghanistan as of May 2007; Taliban “Governor”
of Kandahar as of May 2007.’

(8) The entry ‘Yazid Sufaat (alias (a) Joe,
20 January 1964. Place of birth:
identification No: 640120-01-5529’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

(b) Abu Zufar), Taman Bukit Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. Date of birth:
Johor, Malaysia. Nationality: Malaysian. Passport No: A 10472263. National

‘Yazid Sufaat (alias (a)
(b) Abu Zufar). Address: Taman Bukit Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. Date of birth:
20.1.1964. Place of birth: Johor, Malaysia. Nationality: Malaysian. Passport No: A 10472263. National identification
No: 640120-01-5529. Other information: In custody since December 2001, as of June 2007.’

Joe,