AMLC Resolution No. 96 dated 19 September 2005

OFEICE OF THE DEPUtY GOVERNOR SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION SECTOR

CIRCuLAr LEttER

To: All Banks and Non-Bank Financial

Institutions under BSP Supervision

belonging to and related to the foilowing individuals: dated 19 September 2005 regarding the request of the United States Government to check carefully for offices, financial assets or economic resources Attached is Anti-Money Laundering Councii (AMLC) Resolution No. 96

1. 2 3. Abdelkader Laagoub Ahmed Ei Bouhati (a.k.a. Abu Katada ) Faycal Boughanemi (a.k.a. Faical Boughanmi)

tist of individuals and entities associated with Usama Bin Laden, or members of participated in a criminal conspiracy to commit terrorist activities in italy. in 20 ai-Qaida, or the Taliban. Islamic Combatant Group, (the Groupe isiamique Combattant Marocain) which July 2005, the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee also included their names in the These three (3) individuais are said to be affiliated with the Moroccar

you are hereby directed to submit directiy to the Council reports of covered or as amended and Rule 9.3 of the Revised Impiementing Rules and Regulations) Pursuant to Sections 7 and 9 of the Anti Money Laundering Act (AMLA)

suspicious transactions, if any, involving these three (3) individuals.

For your strict compliance

NESTOR A.YSPENILLAJJR Deput? Governor

2 September 2005

Att.: AS

PANANALAPING MATATAG, BANSANG PANATAG

A. Mabini St., Malate 1004, Manila, Philippines Trunkline (632) 524-70-11 URL www.bsp.goV.ph e-maif: [email protected]

Anti-Money Laundering Council Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Compiex Manila, Phitippines

RESOLUTION NO._96._~, Series of 2005

Whereas, in a letter dated 3 August 2005, the Government of the United States of America, through its Embassy in Manila requests the Philippine Government to check carefully for offices, financial assets or economic resources belonging to and related to the following individuals, and to freeze the same should any be found:

2. 3 1 Ahmed EL BOUHALI - a.k.a. Abu Katada: Faycal BOUGHANEMI - a.k.a. Faicai Boughanmi; and Abdelkader LAAGOUB.

LAAGOUB support and are affiliated with the Moroccan islamic Combatant Group! has 71 member individuals included on the 1267 Comrnittee list in October 2002 terrorist activities. the Groupe islamigue Combattant Marocain (GICM). The GiCM is an entity that and were prosecuted in italy for participating in a criminal conspiracy to commit Whereas, Ahmed EL BOUHALI, Faycai BOUGHANEMi and Abdeikader

to its lis: of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, or members names of Ahmed EL BOUHAL1, Faycal BOUGHANEMl and Abdelkader LAAGOUB of al-Qaida, or the Taliban. Whereas, on 20 July 2005, the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee added the

the internatior:al coalition against terrorism, the Philippines, through the Anti- Money Laundering Council, must actively support the actions required under the Subject UNSC Resolutions. Resolution (UNSCR) 1373 require UN member states to freeze terrorist assets without delay and to prohibit their nationals or persons in their territories from financing terrorism. As a charter member of the United Nations and as part of Whereas, the provisions of the United Nations Security Counci!

Supervising Authorities, namely: the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Securities the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), as amended and Rule 9.3 of the and Exchange Commission, and the insurance Commission to circuiarize among all covered institutions under their respective jurisdictions, copy of this Resolution and to direct the covered institutions to submit directiy to the Council reports of covered or suspicious transactions, if any. involving Ahmed EL BOUHAli. Faycal BOUGHANEMI and Abdelkader LAAGOUB in accordance with Sections 7 and 9 of Wherefore, the Councii resoives, as it is hereby resoived, to require the

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.Revised iImplementing Rules and Reguiations and other related or applicable Tules, regulations, circulars and operating manuals promulgated by . the

Supervising Authorities

19 September 2005, Mania, Philippines

AMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR.

(Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) Chairman

(Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Commission) Fe B.Barin Member (Commissioner, Insurance Commission) BenJaMin S Santos Member