Report: SIC Monitoring Activities of Suspicious Saudi Nationals, Companies
Lebanon's Financial Intelligence Unit has asked banks based in the country to provide it with details on the accounts of around 17 Saudi citizens, companies and associations that are allegedly members of a U.S. list of terror-linked suspects, al-Akhbar daily reported Friday.
The newspaper said that the Special Investigation Commission (SIC) also asked the banks to “take precautionary measures while dealing” with the 17 entities.
The SIC receives, analyzes and investigates suspicious transaction reports, and ensures the compliance of banks, financial institutions and other reporting entities with rules and regulations.
Washington suspects that the Saudi businessmen and companies owned or managed by them have been linked to the funding of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, said the newspaper.
According to al-Akhbar, the six people mentioned on the list are Sharif Sedqi, Suleiman Abdul Aziz al-Rajehi, Yassine al-Qadi, Abdul Rahman Khaled Salim bin Mahfouz, Salem Ahmed bin Mahfouz and Sultan Iman bin Mahfouz.
Among the companies are SAAR Foundation and Sedqi and Co, it said.
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