Beirut to freeze suspect accounts

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Beirut to freeze suspect accounts

Lebanon is to freeze bank accounts suspected of being linked to terrorism, the governor of the Lebanese Central Bank, Riad Salameh, told AFP Tuesday.
“Lebanon will put into effect the measures set out in the law passed by Parliament in April 2001 as part of the fight against money laundering and will block accounts suspected of being linked to terrorism,” Salameh said.
Palestinian group Esbat al-Ansar, placed on a suspect list of 27 movements and individuals, whose resources have been declared frozen by Washington, is based in southern Lebanon.
A Central Bank spokesperson confirmed that the Central Bank governor had made the remarks to AFP.

DS 26/09/01

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