An assessment of current efforts to combat terrorism financing: hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, June 15, 2004U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 321 pages |
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... , the size , the reach and the wealth of persons and institutions there with connec- tions to violent terrorist groups put the kingdom on the front lines of this battle . ( 1 ) There are other engines of terrorism financing , but as.
... , the size , the reach and the wealth of persons and institutions there with connec- tions to violent terrorist groups put the kingdom on the front lines of this battle . ( 1 ) There are other engines of terrorism financing , but as.
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... persons and institutions based in Saudi Arabia have had in financ- ing militant Islamic groups on a global basis . " And then it repeats a statement that was made in its earlier re- port which is worth repeating , and that is that " it ...
... persons and institutions based in Saudi Arabia have had in financ- ing militant Islamic groups on a global basis . " And then it repeats a statement that was made in its earlier re- port which is worth repeating , and that is that " it ...
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... persons and institutions based in Saudi Arabia have had in financing militant Islamist groups on a global basis . " It repeats a statement made in its earlier report : " It is worth stating clearly and unambiguously what official U.S. ...
... persons and institutions based in Saudi Arabia have had in financing militant Islamist groups on a global basis . " It repeats a statement made in its earlier report : " It is worth stating clearly and unambiguously what official U.S. ...
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... person , hostages held captive for more than a year ; a failed rescue mission and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . Tied to that significantly was the takeover of the Grand Mosque in Mecca , challenging the sole claim to legitimacy ...
... person , hostages held captive for more than a year ; a failed rescue mission and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . Tied to that significantly was the takeover of the Grand Mosque in Mecca , challenging the sole claim to legitimacy ...
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... persons and entities designated by the Sanctions Committee . The enabling resolution for these expanded authorities should explicitly reject the notion that acts of terror may be legitimized by the charitable activities or political ...
... persons and entities designated by the Sanctions Committee . The enabling resolution for these expanded authorities should explicitly reject the notion that acts of terror may be legitimized by the charitable activities or political ...
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Page 138 - Prohibit their nationals or any persons and entities within their territories from making any funds, financial assets or economic resources or financial or other related services available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of persons who commit or attempt to commit or facilitate or participate in the commission of terrorist acts, of entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such persons and of persons and entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of such persons.
Page 277 - Those authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any other offence of a grave nature under the law of that State.
Page 252 - Become parties as soon as possible to the relevant international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, including the international Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 9 December 1999...
Page 130 - Property" shall mean assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets; (e) "Proceeds of crime...
Page 138 - Public transportation system" means all facilities, conveyances and instrumentalities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used in or for publicly available services for the transportation of persons or cargo. Article 2 1 . Any person commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention if that person unlawfully and intentionally delivers, places, discharges or detonates an explosive or other lethal device in, into or against a place of public use, a State or government facility, a...
Page 102 - Development (USAJD) and odier national development and humanitarian relief agencies, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and other multilateral agencies in determining what charities or relief organizations to work with. • Facilitate multilateral cooperation and information sharing between the various government offices responsible for sanctions enforcement, such as the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Controls...
Page 273 - Financial institutions should ensure that the principles mentioned above are also applied to branches and majority owned subsidiaries located abroad, especially in countries which do not or insufficiently apply these Recommendations, to the extent that local applicable laws and regulations permit. When local applicable laws and regulations prohibit this implementation, competent authorities in the country of the mother institution should be informed by the financial institutions that they cannot...
Page 260 - ... 38. There should be authority to take expeditious action in response to requests by foreign countries to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate proceeds or other property of corresponding value to such proceeds, based on money laundering or the crimes underlying the laundering activity. There should also be arrangements for coordinating seizure and confiscation proceedings which may include the sharing of confiscated assets.
Page 274 - ... delivery, undercover operations and other relevant techniques. Countries are also encouraged to use other effective mechanisms such as the use of permanent or temporary groups specialised in asset investigation, and co-operative investigations with appropriate competent authorities in other countries. 28. When conducting investigations of money laundering and underlying predicate offences, competent authorities should be able to obtain documents and information for use in those investigations,...
Page 273 - Financial institutions should give special attention to business relations and transactions with persons, including companies and financial institutions, from countries which do not or insufficiently apply these Recommendations. Whenever these transactions have no apparent economic or visible lawful purpose, their background and purpose should, as far as possible, be examined, the findings established in writing, and be available to help supervisors, auditors and law enforcement agencies.