Blacklisted Terrorists Are Still Accessing Thousands Of Dollars Due To Loophole In UN Sanctions

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Blacklisted Terrorists Are Still Accessing Thousands Of Dollars Due To Loophole In UN Sanctions

Shelby Talcott, Daily Caller, June 20, 2019

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Accused al Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists are being allowed to access their bank accounts even after the United Nations freezes their accounts, according to documents The Wall Street Journal reviewed as well as people close to the matter.

The U.N. blacklists members and supporters of terrorism, and blacklisters are not supposed to be allowed easy access to their financials. This is mostly used as a way to ensure they don’t continue funding terrorism, WSJ reported Wednesday.

Blacklisters’ home countries are supposed to apply for U.N. exemptions, which allow accused terrorists to get small amounts of money to pay for food, rent and other necessary living expenses. However, member countries are not monitoring blacklisted terrorists living in their countries and are allowing them to access much larger sums of money, according to some U.N. officials.

These exemptions are being granted loosely and without much oversight, according to the officials. Some of the amounts are large, and there are no spending audits.

Khalifa al-Subaiy, a Qatari financier that the U.S. has accused of giving money to those heading up al Qaeda, is allowed to take up to $10,000 a month from his frozen accounts, according to documents and people familiar with the matter. He funded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

The Security Council approved 71 out of 72 requests from terrorists to access money from accounts between 2008 and 2018, according to U.N. documents WSJ reviewed.

There are over 250 al Qaeda and ISIS members or supporters, and many may be allowed to access their frozen accounts by their home countries with no prior permission from the Security Council.

The U.S. has expressed concerns about Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations regarding lack of enforcement. Gulf countries have accused Qatar of being loose with their regulations as well, WSJ reported.

“There are serious shortcomings,” said a person close to the matter according to WSJ. “In essence, virtually everyone is in violation.”

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Rick James

4 years ago

Go after everyone involved in giving funds to terrorism, that is a crime. We need to scrap the UN and create a League of Democracies which counters the OIC. Muslims nations have organized themselves to defeat us, we should do the same in turn.

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patd

4 years ago

Another reason why the US needs to get out of the UN and the UN needs to get out of the US!!!!!

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evangeline golding

4 years ago

Why are they allowed to access ANY money from these accounts?
Who cares if terrorists can afford to eat or pay their rent?

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1984 George Orwellesque

4 years ago

If it was Israel, it wouldn’t be tolerated.

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