Following Washington, the UN, Britain freeze assets of the Saudi Islamic movement for reforms
Saudi Arabia-UN, Politics, 12/25/2004

The British government decided yesterday to freeze the assets of the opposition Saudi Islamic Movement For Reforms, just one day after the UN Security Council approved similar sanctions against the chairman of the movement Saad al-Faqih and enrolled his name on the so-called terrorism list.

A statement by the British treasure office said that minister Gordon Brown gave his instructions to "England Bank" to instruct all British financial establishments to freeze the assets owned by the Islamic Movement For Reforms or those deposited for its interests.

The statement added that this decision was taken because the ministry has strong reasons to believe that this organization is working for the interest of Saad al-Faqih who lives in London, on which the USA said he is linked to al-Qaida organization.

The UN Security Council terrorism fighting committee said on Thursday that it listed the name of al-Faqih and the executive director of the Islamic charity establishment Adel Abdul Jalil Baterji on the international list for terrorism. A matter by which their assets will be frozen and are banned from traveling.

This measure came after a request proposed by each of Saudi Arabia, Britain and the USA on Thursday to impose sanctions on the two men after the latter froze their assets because of what it described their support for al-Qaida organization.

On Wednesday after announcing freezing of his assets in Washington, al-Faqih accused the US of seeking to rescue what he described as the corrupt Saudi regime. He said he does not have accounts or assets in America.

Al-Faqih, whose movement has recently called for unsuccessful demonstration in Riyadh and Jeddah because the Saudi authorities deployed intensive security forces, said he will continue peaceful work in order to make what he called the comprehensive change in Saudi Arabia.

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