April 2, 2015: Swiss changes to Ukraine, Al-Qaida sanctions

On April 2nd, Swiss regulators SECO changed two sanctions programs. First, they de-listed the following person from the Ukraine-related sanctions program:

SSID: 175-27559 Name: Shvetsova Ludmila Ivanovna
DOB: 24 Sep 1949 POB: Alma-Ata, Russian Federation

Justification: Deputy Chairman of State Duma, United Russia. Responsible for initiating
legislation to integrate the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea into the Russian
Federation. Modifications: Listed on 2 May 2014, de-listed on 2 Apr 201

as well as modifying (mostly technical changes, like grammar and spelling) 50 others.

Secondly, they added the following person under their Al-Qaida sanctions program (after everyone else did – HMT, OFAC, UN, DFAT, OSFI):

SSID: 10-30948 Name: Aliaskhab Alibulatovich Kebekov Spelling variant: Алиaсхаб
Алибулатович Кебеков (Russian)

DOB: 1 Jan 1972 POB: Teletl Village, Shamilskiy District, Republic of Dagestan, Russian
Federation Low quality a.k.a.: a) Sheikh Abu Muhammad b) Ali Abu Muhammad c) Abu
Muhammad Ali Al-Dagestani Address: Shosse Aeroporta, 5 Ap. 7 Makhachkala, Republic of
Dagestan, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation Identification document:
a) Travel document No. 628605523, Russian Federation, Date of issue: 4 Jul 2006, Expiry
date: 16 Jul 2016 (Russian Foreign Travel Passport issued in Federal Migration Service of
the Russian Federation) b) Passport No. 8203883123, Russian Federation, Date of issue:
16 Jul 2005, Expiry date: 1 Jan 2017 (Russian National Passport issued in Department of
Internal Affairs (OVD), Kirovskiy District, Republic of Dagestan, the Russian Federation)
Justification: Aliaskhab Alibulatovich Kebekov was listed on 23 Mar 2015 pursuant to
paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for
“participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or
activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”,
“supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to”, “recruiting for” and
“otherwise supporting acts or activities” of Al-Qaida (QDe.004), Islamic Movement of
Uzbekistan (QDe.010), Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of
Chechen Martyrs (RSRSBCM) (QDe.100), Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119), Emarat Kavkaz
(QDe.131), Aiman Muhammed Rabi Al-Zawahiri (QDi.006) and Doku Khamatovich Umarov
(QDi.290). Relation: a) Related to Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01., SSID 10-17297) b) Related to
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (QE.I.10.01., SSID 10-17586) c) Related to Riyadus-
Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs (RSRSBCM)
(QE.R.100.03., SSID 10-17726) d) Related to Islamic Jihad Group (QE.I.119.05., SSID 10-
17571) e) Related to Emarat Kavkaz (QE.E.131.11., SSID 10-17455) f) Related to Aiman
Muhammed Rabi Al-Zawahiri (QI.A.6.01., SSID 10-14766) g) Related to Doku Khamatovich Umarov (QI.U.290.11., SSID 10-16939) Other information: a) In the middle of 2011,
Aliaskhab Alibulatovich Kebekov (A. A. Kebekov) established and became a leader of a
terrorist sabotage group in the Republic of Dagestan, the Russian Federation, in order to
pursue terrorist activities in the Republic of Dagestan aimed at disrupting the current
constitutional order and killing Russian law-enforcement officers. b) The group controlled by
A. A. Kebekov is responsible, among other things, for a car bomb attack in Makhachkala,
Republic of Dagestan, on 6 Nov 2011. c) In early 2012, the extremist web-site guraba.info
posted a video address by A. A. Kebekov entitled “Kadiy “Imarat Kavkaz” Abu Muhammad”,
where he called for conducting extremist activities. d) On 13 Nov 2012, Internet-site
vdagestan.com posted a video address by A. A. Kebekov entitled “Zakiat”, which includes
statements and expressions calling for terrorist and extremist activities and justifying
terrorism. e) In a video address of 18 Mar 2014 posted in a social media website, A. A.
Kebekov announced that due to the death of Doku Khamadovich Umarov (QDi.290), leader
of the international terrorist organization Emarat Kavkaz (QDe.131), he would now lead
Emarat Kavkaz. f) On 23 Jun 2014, video hosting “Izlesene” published a video “Sharif Ik Ali
Abu Muhammad: Position of Emarat Kavkaz in connection with Fitnah (rebellion) in Sham
(Levante). g) On 7 Jul 2014 in a video address made by “Kavkaz Center” and posted on
Youtube, A. A. Kebekov, posing as Sheikh Ali Abu Muhammad, refers, in particular, to a
“decree from our Sharif Hafiz Allah Aiman Al-Zawahiri”, which testifies to Emarat Kavkaz
structural subordination to Al-Qaida (QDe.004), its readiness to execute orders and
instructions from its leaders. h) On 22 Jul 2014, Emarat Kavkaz’s official Internet website
“Kavkaz Center” published a statement on A. A. Kebekov’s election as leader of the
organization. i) In the video address, A. A. Kebekov outlines the position of Emarat Kavkaz
on the conflict between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq
(QDe.115) and Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137), as well as positions
terrorist group Jaish Al-Mahajareen wal-Ansar (not listed) operating in Syria as a branch of
Emarat Kavkaz. j) A. A. Kebekov is wanted by Federal Russian authorities for terrorist
crimes, in particular illegally manufacturing weapons, establishing an armed group,
participating in an armed group in the Russian Federation, participating in an armed group in
a foreign country, public calls for terrorist activity or public justification of terrorism, public
calls for extremist activities, establishing and leading a terrorist community. k) A. A. Kebekov
is linked to the following individuals and entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Aiman
Muhammed Rabi Al-Zawahiri (QDi.006), Doku Khamatovich Umarov, Al-Qaida, Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan (QDe.010), Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage
Battalion of Chechen Martyrs (RSRSBCM) (QDe.100), Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119),
Emarat Kavkaz. l) Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour: grey; height: 170-
175cm; build: heavy, oval face, beard. Tribal/ethnic background: Avar. Father’s name:
Alibulat Kebekovich Kebekov, born in 1927. Wanted by Federal Russian authorities for
terrorist crimes. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special
Notice. Modifications: Listed on 2 Apr 2015

However, I must say that SECO’s level of detail puts the rest of them to shame.

The Watchlists page will be updated shortly.

Links:

FINMA Notices: Ukraine, Al-Qaida

Data files of updates: Ukraine – PDF, XML, Al-Qaida – PDF, XML

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