Treasury Sanctions 3 Senior Members of SE Asian Terrorist Network
On August 16, 2011, the Treasury Department announced the designation of Umar Patek, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir and Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman, three senior members of Jemaah Islamiya (JI), the Southeast Asia-based designated terrorist network with links to al-Qa’ida. These designations were taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets for sanctions terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of this action, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with these individuals, and assets they may hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen.
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