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Michel Kassouha

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Michel Kassouha is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ahmed Salem · Ahmed Salem Hassan · Michel KASSOUHA · Michel Kasouha · Michel Kassouha · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ahmed SALEM · Ahmed Salem · Ahmed Salem HASSAN · Ahmed Salem Hassan · Kasouha · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1948-02-01				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
First name	Ahmed · Michel · Michel · ميشيل				[sources]
Last name	HASSAN · KASOUHA · KASSOUHA · Kasouha · Kassouha · 3 more...				[sources]
Second name	Salem				[sources]
Position	General Intelligence Directorate Brigadier General · Member of the Syrian security services since the early 1970s. Since March 2006, has been responsible for public relations of Branch 273 of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. · Membre des services de sécurité syriens depuis le début des années 1970				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Created at	2012				[sources]
Modified on	2020-06-26				[sources]
Last changed	2024-05-09	Last checked	2024-05-16	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Member of the Syrian security services since the early 1970s, he is involved in combating opposition in France and Germany. Since Mar 2006, has been responsible for public relations of Branch 273 of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. A longstanding member of the managerial staff, he is close to General Intelligence Directorate head Ali Mamlouk, one of the top security officials of the regime who has been subject to EU restrictive measures since 9.5.2011. He directly supports the Syrian regime’s repression of opponents and is responsible inter alia for repression of the Syrian opposition abroad.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Il est impliqué dans la lutte contre les opposants en France et en Allemagne. Il est, depuis mars 2006, responsable des relations de la branche 273 de la direction des renseignements généraux syriens. Cadre historique, il est proche du directeur des renseignements généraux Ali Mamlouk, l'un des principaux responsables de la sécurité du régime syrien, qui fait l'objet de mesures restrictives de l'UE depuis le 09/05/2011. Il soutient directement la répression menée par le régime contre les opposants et est notamment chargé de la répression de l'opposition syrienne de l'étranger.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Ali Mamluk	related-to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2013-11-06	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 673/2012 du 23/07/2012 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,004

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,245

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,424

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

French Freezing of Assets6,266

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,918

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,321

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-12725 · NK-YEHfHkZtJY7ndpC2R6YKfR · ch-seco-12680 · ca-sema-2-153-sy-michel-kassouha · eu-tb-logical-7088 · fr-ga-2120 · gb-fcdo-syr0247 · eu-fsf-eu-2892-46 · ca-sema-syria-2-153

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