UK Adds 5 Individuals to Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime
The United Kingdom's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation added five names to its global anti-corruption sanctions listings, a financial sanctions notice said July 22. Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan of Iraq, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue of Equatorial Guinea, Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas of Colombia, Alex Nain Saab Moran of Colombia and Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei of Zimbabwe will now be subject to an asset freeze.
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The U.S. Treasury and State departments applauded the sanctions, adding that four of the people are also designated by the U.S. and the fifth had his assets forfeited in U.S. courts. "The United States will continue working with the United Kingdom and other likeminded allies and partners to impose tangible and significant consequences on those who engage in corruption," the agencies said July 22.