США ввели в четверг, 8 мая, санкции против базирующегося в Москве Темпбанка и председателя его правления Михаила Гаглоева за связи с сирийским правительством. Как сообщило американское министерство финансов, такие меры приняты для усиления давления на сирийский режим и тех, кто его поддерживает.
Санкции также введены в отношении шести представителей сирийского руководства, в том числе бригадного генерала Бассама аль-Хассана (Bassam Al-Hassan) — советника президента Башара Асада, и двух нефтеперерабатывающих компаний Banias Refinery и Homs Refinery.
В Минфине пояснили, что Темпбанк и Гаглоев несут ответственность за финансовую поддержку сирийских властей. «В одном случае Темпбанк организовал доставку миллионов долларов наличными в аэропорт Внуково для того, чтобы их приняли перевозчики денег, работающие на Центральный банк Сирии», — отмечается в сообщении ведомства. Кроме того, власти США обвиняют банк в оказании финансовых услуг сирийской государственной нефтяной компании SYTROL, которая входит в американский и европейский черные списки. Гаглоев, по информации Минфина, лично ездил в Дамаск заключать сделки с властями страны от имени банка.
В соответствии с американским законодательством гражданам США запрещается осуществлять любые транзакции с физическими или юридическими лицами, оказавшимися в санкционном списке.
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Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime Officials and Supporters
5/8/2014
Action Targets Senior Syrian Officials, a Russian Bank, its Chairman, and Oil Refineries Owned by the Government of Syria
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today took a number of actions to increase pressure on the Syrian regime and its supporters. The Treasury Department designated Moscow-based Tempbank and Mikhail Gagloev, a senior executive of the bank, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13582 for providing material support and services to the Government of Syria, including the Central Bank of Syria and SYTROL, Syria’s state oil marketing firm.
In addition, the Treasury Department designated six senior officials of the Syrian Government pursuant to E.O. 13573, including Brigadier General Bassam Al-Hassan, an advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad. Al-Hassan has a number of duties within the Syrian Government, including acting as the Syrian Presidential Representative to Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), which is the government agency responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons and missiles.
Finally, the Treasury Department has identified the Banias Refinery Company and the Homs Refinery Company as part of the Government of Syria pursuant to E.O. 13582.
“Today’s designation builds on Treasury’s ongoing efforts to apply economic pressure on the Syrian Government by choking off access to the international financial system,” said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen. “We are committed to deterring those who contribute to violence and instability in Syria, and will continue to aggressively target individuals and entities supporting the Assad regime.”
Tempbank has provided millions of dollars in cash and facilitated financial services to the Syrian regime. In one instance, Tempbank arranged to deliver millions of dollars in cash to Vnukovo Airport in Moscow for pick-up by cash couriers working for the Central Bank of Syria. In addition to its close cooperation with the Central Bank of Syria, Tempbank has facilitated deals and provided financial services to SYTROL, a Syrian state oil company sanctioned by the United States and the European Union. Mikhail Gagloev, Chairman of Tempbank’s Management Committee, was also designated today for acting for or on behalf of Tempbank. Gagloev has personally travelled to Damascus to make deals with the Syrian regime on behalf of Tempbank.
U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the individuals and entities identified today, and any assets of those persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. To date, the United States has imposed sanctions on nearly 200 individuals and entities since the onset of unrest in Syria, including the Government of Syria, its Central Bank, and affiliated oil companies.
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Identifying Information:
Name: TEMPBANK
AKA: MAB TEMPBANK OAO
AKA: OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE OBSHCHESTVO MOSKOVSKI AKTSIONERNY BANK TEMPBANK
AKA: MOSCOW JOINT-STOK BANK TEMPBANK OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
Address: 36/50 Lyusinovskaya ul., Moscow, Russia, 115093
Website: http://www.tempbank.ru
E-mail Address: info@tempbank.ru
SWIFT/BIC: TMJSRUMM
Registration ID: 1027739270294
Name: GAGLOEV, MIKHAIL GEORGIEVICH
AKA: GAGLOYEV, MIKHAIL GEORGIYEVICH
DOB: February 17, 1966
Citizenship: Russia
Title: Chairman of Management Committee of Tempbank