2019-23784. Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

    DATES:

    See Supplementary Information section for effective date(s).

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/​ofac).

    Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On September 13, 2019, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

    Individuals/Entities

    1. KAYIHURA, Kale (a.k.a. MUHWEZI, Edward Kalekezi Kayihura); DOB 26 Dec 1955; nationality Uganda; Gender Male; Passport DA024329 (individual) [GLOMAG].

    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C)(1) of Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, “Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption” (E.O. 13818) for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader or official an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, serious human rights abuse relating to the leader's or official's tenure.

    Also designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(B)(1) of E.O. 13818 for being a foreign person who is a current or former government official, or a person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery.

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    Dated: September 13, 2019.

    Bradley T. Smith,

    Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-23784 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P

Document Information

Published:
10/31/2019
Department:
Foreign Assets Control Office
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2019-23784
Dates:
See Supplementary Information section for effective date(s).
Pages:
58456-58456 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Case ID GLOMAG-15684
PDF File:
2019-23784.Pdf
Supporting Documents:
» Hong Kong-Related Sanctions Regulations
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
» Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties