Terrorism Finance: UN Designation of Abdul Haq,

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 048524 SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH SUBJECT: Terrorism Finance: UN Designation of Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti STATE 00048524 001.2 OF 002 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, Please protect accordingly ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶2. (SBU) On April 15, The UN Security Council sanctions committee established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (the "1267 Committee") added Abdul Haq, aka Maimiatiming Maimaiti, a Pakistan-based Chinese citizen of Uighur origin, to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with al-Qaeda, Usama bin Ladin, or the Taliban. All UN member states are obligated to impose targeted sanctions (an asset freeze, arms embargo, and travel ban) against persons on the Consolidated List. End summary. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- ¶3. (SBU) Action request: Please inform host government that this UN designation took place using the objectives in paragraph 4. Post may also supply the identifying and background information in paragraph 5. End action request. -------------- OBJECTIVES -------------- ¶4. (U) -- Inform host government that the UNSC 1267 Committee, aka the Al Qaeda/Taliban Sanction Committee, designated Abdul Haq on April 15, 2009. -- Per UNSCR 1267, this action obligates all UN Member States to impose a travel and arms embargo on Abdul Haq, as well as to impose an asset freeze. Pursuant to these obligations, on April 20, 2009, the Treasury Department designated Abdul Haq as a specially designated global terrorist under Executive Order 13244. This domestic designation freezes any assets this individual may have under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits all financial and commercial transactions between any U.S. person and these individuals and entities. -- Request that host government share with us any actions undertaken by the host government with regards to Abdul Haq and any information they may have regarding Abdul Haq's activities, bank accounts, or other transactions taking place in their jurisdiction. -- Thank host government for cooperation between our governments in our mutual effort to stop the flow of funds to terrorists. ¶5. (U) Identifying and background information: On April 15, the United Nations Security Council's 1267 �0A;Committee placed Abdul Haq on its consolidated list of persons associated with Usama bin Laden, al Qaida, or the Taliban and subject to sanctions by UN member states. The text of the statement of the case for Haq follows in quotations: "Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, is the overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP),a.k.a. the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). The UN 1267 Committee added ETIP to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with al Qaida or the Taliban on September 11th, 2002. As ETIP overall leader, Abdul Haq raised funds, recruited new members and further developed the terrorist organization. In early January 2008, Haq directed ETIP's military commander to attack various Chinese cities, particularly focusing on the cities holding the Olympic Games. Under Haq, trained terrorists planned to sabotage the Olympic Games by conducting terrorist attacks within China before the Olympics began. Since late 2007, Abdul Haq sent terrorists to the Middle East to raise funds and buy explosive materials for terrorist attacks against Chinese targets outside China. Abdul Haq became the leader of ETIP following the death of the previous ETIP leader in October 2003. As of 2005, Haq was also a member of al Qaida's Shura Council." Identifying Information: Name: Abdul Haq AKA: Abdul Heq AKA: Abuduhake AKA: Abdulheq Jundullah AKA: Abd Al-Haq AKA: Maimaitiming Maimaiti AKA: Memetiming Memeti AKA: Memetiming Aximu AKA: Memetiming Qekeman AKA: Maimaiti Iman AKA: Maiumaitimin Maimaiti AKA: Abdul Saimaiti AKA: Muhammad Ahmed Khaliq AKA: Muhelisi AKA: Qerman AKA: Saifuding DOB: October 10, 1971 POB: Chele County, Khuttan Area, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China Nationality: Chinese ID Number: 653225197110100533 ¶6. (U) Web resources: The text of the narrative summary on the reason for listing of Abdul Haq is available at the UN Consolidated List of Persons at www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/consolist.shtml -------------- POINT OF CONTACT -------------- ¶7. (U) Embassy should report any substantive response by cable to EEB/ESC/TFS: Linda Recht. ¶8. (U) See the UN Press Release, at www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sc9636.htm and the Treasury Department press release, "Treasury Targets Leader of Group Tied to Al Qaida," of April 20, 2009 at www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/tg92.htm ¶9. (U) Minimize considered. CLINTON