The Guernsey Financial Services Commission published a sanctions notice advising that six individuals have been designated under The Republic of Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and are now subject to an asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification. The UK regime is given effect in the Bailiwick of Guernsey through the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations 2020 made under the Sanctions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2018. The designated individuals are Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra (SUD0026), Abu Aqla Mohamed Kaikal (SUD0027), Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero (SUD0028), Mateo Andres Duque Botero (SUD0029), Hussein Barsham (SUD0030) and Mustafa Ibrahim Abdel Nabi Mohamed (SUD0031). Businesses must check for any accounts or relationships with these persons or any other designated person and freeze, with immediate effect, any funds, assets or economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled (directly or indirectly) by them, including derived interests such as dividends, and assets held on their behalf or at their direction; any findings must be reported immediately to the States of Guernsey Policy & Resources Committee and firms must meet the reporting obligations in section 14 of the Sanctions Law. Firms must also refrain from making funds or economic resources available (directly or indirectly) to designated persons and related owned or controlled entities, unless covered by a permitted derogation or licence from the Policy & Resources Committee, and must notify the Commission where an affected relationship is identified and provide a report under Handbook Rule 12.37 with, at minimum, the relevant party name and the nature and value of the business relationship or transaction, as soon as reasonably practicable after statutory reporting to the Policy & Resources Committee.

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