The National Anti-Terrorism Committee decided to renew the freezing of assets and economic resources of 43 natural persons linked to terrorism, according to what was published this evening, Friday, in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia (No. 87) issued on September 24th.
The list that was published included decisions related to 42 Tunisians and a single foreigner of Italian nationality, with the stipulation that the freeze is for a period of 6 months, subject to renewal.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee undertakes several tasks, including issuing guidelines to prevent and combat terrorism, and assisting in the development of programs and policies aimed at preventing terrorism.
It also works on following up and evaluating the implementation of the decisions of the relevant UN structures related to combating terrorism, within the framework of Tunisia’s keenness to fulfill its international obligations and support the international effort to combat terrorism, in addition to taking decisions to freeze the funds of persons and organizations listed in the UN regulations prepared by the Security Council Sanctions Committee (Resolution 1267), and a decision to freeze the funds of persons and organizations that the committee found to be linked to terrorist crimes, given that the committee is required, in accordance with the requirements of UN Resolution 1373, to “identify the names of persons and organizations in Tunisia that are suspected of being linked to terrorist crimes and circulate them to the administrative authorities and financial institutions.” .
