No bank accounts for Salafist Group in Washington
U.S. Treasury Department
US Treasury Department Tuesday announced that bank accounts of 4 leaders of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) were frozen.
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Adam Szubin, director of the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said the 4 terrorists who are targeted today are considered most involved in acts of violence,” news agencies reported.
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The issue concerns Salah Alkasmi named Salah Abou Mouhamed, in charge of media committee in the group. It is reported that he had temporarily been dismissed as well as the named Yahia Jouadi alias Abou Amar, the Sahara Emir, successor of the 9th zone. Dghidegh. G. in charge of finance and Obeid Hamadou alias Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, deputy of Tarek Ben Ziad battalion leader.
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The U.S. official added that “these sanctions are targeting terrorists and all those who physically support. These measures include freezing their funds in the United States and preventing American citizens from having relationships with them.”
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This punitive decision includes terror support networks, investors and tradesmen.