Council Decision 2012/333/CFSP
of 25 June 2012
updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism and repealing Decision 2011/872/CFSP (repealed)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP .
(2)
On 22 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/872/CFSP updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP .
(3)
In accordance with Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, it is necessary to carry out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Decision 2011/872/CFSP applies.
(4)
This Decision sets out the result of the review that the Council has carried out in respect of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.
(5)
The Council has concluded that the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.
(6)
The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should be updated accordingly, and Decision 2011/872/CFSP should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply shall be that set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Decision 2011/872/CFSP is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2012.
For the Council
The President
C. Ashton
ANNEX

List of persons, groups and entities referred to in Article 1
1.

Persons
1. ABDOLLAHI Hamed (a.k.a Mustafa Abdullahi), born August 11, 1960 in Iran. Passport: D9004878.
2. AL-NASSER, Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed, born in Al Ihsa (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia
3. AL YACOUB, Ibrahim Salih Mohammed, born 16.10.1966 in Tarut (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia
4. ARBABSIAR Manssor (a.k.a. Mansour Arbabsiar), born March 6 or 15, 1955 in Iran. Iranian and US national. Passport: C2002515 (Iran); Passport: 477845448 (USA). National ID no.: 07442833, expiry date 15 March 2016 (USA driving licence).
5. BOUYERI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Abu ZUBAIR, a.k.a. SOBIAR, a.k.a. Abu ZOUBAIR), born 8.3.1978 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) – member of the "Hofstadgroep"
6. FAHAS, Sofiane Yacine, born 10.9.1971 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of "al-Takfir" and "al-Hijra"
7. IZZ-AL-DIN, Hasan (a.k.a GARBAYA, Ahmed, a.k.a. SA-ID, a.k.a. SALWWAN, Samir), Lebanon, born 1963 in Lebanon, citizen of Lebanon
8. MOHAMMED, Khalid Shaikh (a.k.a. ALI, Salem, a.k.a. BIN KHALID, Fahd Bin Adballah, a.k.a. HENIN, Ashraf Refaat Nabith, a.k.a. WADOOD, Khalid Adbul), born 14.4.1965 or 1.3.1964 in Pakistan, passport No 488555
9. SHAHLAI Abdul Reza (a.k.a Abdol Reza Shala'i, a.k.a. Abd-al Reza Shalai, a.k.a. Abdorreza Shahlai, a.k.a. Abdolreza Shahla'i, a.k.a. Abdul-Reza Shahlaee, a.k.a.Hajj Yusef, a.k.a. Haji Yusif, a.k.a.Hajji Yasir, a.k.a.Hajji Yusif, a.k.a.Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh), born circa 1957 in Iran. Addresses: (1) Kermanshah, Iran, (2) Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran.
10. SHAKURI Ali Gholam, born circa 1965 in Tehran, Iran
11. SOLEIMANI Qasem (a.k.a Ghasem Soleymani, a.k.a Qasmi Sulayman, a.k.a Qasem Soleymani, a.k.a Qasem Solaimani, a.k.a Qasem Salimani, a.k.a Qasem Solemani, a.k.a Qasem Sulaimani, a.k.a Qasem Sulemani), born March 11, 1957 in Iran. Iranian national. Passport: 008827 (Iran Diplomatic), issued 1999. Title: Major General.
12. WALTERS, Jason Theodore James (a.k.a. Abdullah, a.k.a. David), born 6.3.1985 in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), passport (The Netherlands) No. NE8146378 – member of the "Hofstadgroep"
2.

Groups and entities
1. "Abu Nidal Organisation" – "ANO" (a.k.a. "Fatah Revolutionary Council", a.k.a. "Arab Revolutionary Brigades", a.k.a. "Black September", a.k.a. "Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims")
2. "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade"
3. "Al-Aqsa e.V."
4. "Al-Takfir" and "Al-Hijra"
5. "Babbar Khalsa"
6. "Communist Party of the Philippines", including "New People's Army" – "NPA", Philippines
7. "Gama'a al-Islamiyya" (a.k.a. "Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya") ("Islamic Group" – "IG")
8. "İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi" – "IBDA-C" ("Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front")
9. "Hamas", including "Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem"
10. "Hizbul Mujahideen" – "HM"
11. "Hofstadgroep"
12. "Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development"
13. "International Sikh Youth Federation" – "ISYF"
14. "Khalistan Zindabad Force" – "KZF"
15. "Kurdistan Workers' Party" – "PKK", (a.k.a. "KADEK", a.k.a. "KONGRA-GEL')
16. "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam" – "LTTE"
17. "Ejército de Liberación Nacional" ("National Liberation Army")
18. "Palestinian Islamic Jihad" – "PIJ"
19. "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine" – "PFLP"
20. "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command" (a.k.a. "PFLP – General Command")
21. "Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia" – "FARC" ("Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia")
22. "Devrimci Halk Kurtuluș Partisi-Cephesi" – "DHKP/C" (a.k.a. "Devrimci Sol" ("Revolutionary Left"), a.k.a. "Dev Sol") ("Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front/Party")
23. "Sendero Luminoso" – "SL" ("Shining Path")
24. "Stichting Al Aqsa" (a.k.a. "Stichting Al Aqsa Nederland", a.k.a. "Al Aqsa Nederland")
25. "Teyrbazen Azadiya Kurdistan" – "TAK" (a.k.a. "Kurdistan Freedom Falcons", a.k.a. "Kurdistan Freedom Hawks")
OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.
OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 54.