Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (“UN Resolution”) 1532, the Government of Japan has been implementing measures to freeze assets of individuals and organizations designated by the UN Sanctions Committee, such as senior officials of the former Liberian regime or their associates. Following the Sanctions Committee’s removal of 11 individuals from the asset-freezing list, the government decided to lift the asset-freezing measures against those persons.

The government will lift payment restrictions and capital transaction restrictions under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act on the individuals removed from the asset-freezing list by public notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs promulgated on September 14.

• See the attached list.(PDF:259KB) (in Japanese)

Note: Upon the implementation of the above measures, the senior officials of the former Liberian regime or their associates subject to asset-freezing measures will be 41 individuals and organizations in total.

September 13, 2012

First Africa Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Legal Office, Research Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
Trade Control Policy Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry