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Canonical ID: NK-355Sbv9ZUXJLakBMDPJHk7 · Entity type: Person (reference)
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Person:notes | Murtaza Lakhani is a businessperson with interests in the oil sector. Through his companies, he enables shipments and export of Russian oil, notably from the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. In particular, Murtaza Lakhani controls vessels transporting crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or being exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices. Such practices include not maintaining adequate liability insurance, carrying out unsafe operations, intentionally taking measures to avoid ship detection, such as switching off Automatic Identification Systems, or not operating under a transparent corporate governance policy. Furthermore, the energy sector, in particular the oil sector, is a sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Russian Government. Therefore, Murtaza Lakhani is involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He is also controlling vessels that transport crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33). | eu_journal_sanctions | eu-oj-ea3b5b5bf8a831cebaab34f4c1c50170bcd30407 | ||||