TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST

S E C R E T OTTAWA 001493 SIPDIS EB/ESC/TFS (EGOFF),S/CT (TKUSHNER),IO/PHO (APEREZ),AND WHA/CAN, NSC (MRUPPERT), TREASURY (JZARATE),AND OFAC DIRECTOR (RWERNER) E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/31/2015 TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST HEKTMYAR AND MEK UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE; DEFERS ON HIG REF: A. OTTAWA 1028 ¶B. OTTAWA 746 Classified By: Classified by Economics Counselor Wendy Moore. Reason: 1.4(e). ¶1. (C) Foreign Affairs Canada informed us late on May 17 that they are proceeding with plans to list Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and MEK (Mujahedin-e-Khalq under Canada's criminal code. They are already listed domestically under the UN Suppression of Terrorism resolution but the Criminal Code listing is more rigorous (Ref B). ( ¶2. The GOC is not listing Hizb-i-Islami (HIG) at this time but is continuing to work towards a listing and welcome USG coordination. The GOC will be coordinating within the G-8, probably in Kabul. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON