Yasin al-Qadi
Encyclopedia
Yasin al-Qadi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who was subjected to economic sanctions because he is suspected of ties to terrorism
.
The United States Treasury classified Al Qadi as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist
".
Al Qadi was named in United Nations Security Council Resolution
s
1267
and 1333
.
The European Union
has also applied sanctions to Al Qadi.
In 2007 the European Court of Justice
overturned sanctions against Al Qadi by individual European Union
governments, on the grounds the EU nations had not offered those sanctioned a chance for a judicial review.
According to Forbes Magazine none of the bodies that has sanctioned Al Qadi has made public any of the evidence upon which the sanctions are based.
On 22 October 2008, Martin Scheinin
, in a report to the United Nations Security Council
, suggested greater openness and transparency for the reasons individuals and organizations were being sanctioned.
He stated:
, and that through his friendship with highly placed Turks he had been able to escape sanctions while living in Turkey.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
who was subjected to economic sanctions because he is suspected of ties to terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
.
The United States Treasury classified Al Qadi as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Specially Designated Global Terrorist is a designation authorized under U.S. Executive Order 13224 , among other executive orders, and Title 31, Parts 595, 596, and 597 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, among other U.S. laws and regulations. SDGT designations are administered and enforced...
".
Al Qadi was named in United Nations Security Council Resolution
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
s
1267
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, adopted unanimously on October 15, 1999, after recalling resolutions 1189 , 1193 and 1214 on the situation in Afghanistan, the Council established a sanctions regime to cover individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and/or...
and 1333
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333, adopted on December 19, 2000, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, including Resolution 1267 , the Council called for a ban of military assistance to the Taliban, closure of its camps and an end to the provision of...
.
The European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
has also applied sanctions to Al Qadi.
In 2007 the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
overturned sanctions against Al Qadi by individual European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
governments, on the grounds the EU nations had not offered those sanctioned a chance for a judicial review.
According to Forbes Magazine none of the bodies that has sanctioned Al Qadi has made public any of the evidence upon which the sanctions are based.
On 22 October 2008, Martin Scheinin
Martin Scheinin
Martin Scheinin is the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism. He was selected for this position after serving for eight years as member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the independent expert body monitoring states' compliance with the...
, in a report to the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
, suggested greater openness and transparency for the reasons individuals and organizations were being sanctioned.
He stated:
|
Turkish protection
Forbes reported that Al Qadi was a friend of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoganRecep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
, and that through his friendship with highly placed Turks he had been able to escape sanctions while living in Turkey.