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 Re: عاجل: عقوبات امريكية على أشرف الكاردينال � (Re: Elhadi)
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U.S. imposes sanctions on two South Sudanese businessmen for fraud, bribery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two South Sudanese businessmen, Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal and Kur Ajing Ater, for their involvement in bribery, kickbacks and procurement fraud with senior government officials, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
After the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Benjamin Bol Mel, a key adviser to the South Sudanese president, in 2017, Mel used an account in the name of the companies of Al-Cardinal to evade sanctions and store personal funds, the Treasury Department said in a statement.
In early 2019, the South Sudanese government paid millions of dollars to a company owned by Al-Cardinal ostensibly for food, but that in fact was routed to senior South Sudanese government officials, the Treasury Department said.
The Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on five companies owned or controlled by Al-Cardinal.
The other businessman targeted by Friday’s sanctions, Ater, bribed key South Sudanese officials to maintain influence and access to the country’s oil market, the Treasury Department said.
He also received a large cash payment in 2018 from South Sudan’s government that was sent to a senior South Sudanese government official, the Treasury Department said. |
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Re: عاجل: عقوبات امريكية على أشرف الكاردينال � (Re: Elhadi)
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Al-Cardinal
South Sudan's Original Oligarch
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Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali has mastered the art of doing business in a state riddled with corruption. Since 2006, this Sudanese businessman widely known as Al-Cardinal has exploited opaque procurement processes, weak oversight institutions and cozy relationships with Juba’s most powerful politicians to line his own pockets. He has been embroiled in major procurement scandals, set up private businesses with ruthless military generals, imported military equipment during a bloody civil war and even scored lucrative contracts linked to the implementation of the peace deal. Along the way, he has established a global network of companies and business partners—and has purchased expensive real estate abroad, from London to Dubai.
Without concerted pressure from the international community, Al-Cardinal will remain a major enabler of corruption and violence for President Salva Kiir’s government.
Key Findings
Alleged procurement fraud. As a preferred partner of South Sudan’s government, Al-Cardinal has received hundreds of millions of dollars in suspect contracts. His companies have been implicated in multiple procurement scandals, from an inflated Toyota contract in 2006 to an opaque tractor deal in 2015, and yet faced no significant punitive measures.
Doing business with generals. In January 2016, Al-Cardinal formed a company alongside the then-chief of staff of the South Sudanese army, General Paul Malong Awan, who likely violated South Sudanese law by participating in this partnership.
Importing military equipment. At the height of South Sudan’s civil war in 2014, Al-Cardinal’s Green for Logistics Services LLC imported 180 GAZ-34039 armored vehicles from Russia. The South Sudanese military deployed these vehicles in the months that followed as part of a deadly campaign in Upper Nile and Unity states where pro-government forces targeted civilians in 2015.
Opaque government payments. In 2017, South Sudan’s government committed to pay Al-Cardinal more than three million barrels in crude oil for the company’s provision of undisclosed goods and services. The following year, it agreed to pay the company $299 million for similarly ambiguous services.
A global network. Since its Khartoum office opened on Baladia Street in 2005, Al-Cardinal’s network has reportedly expanded to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Dubai, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Analysis
Major deficiencies in transparency and accountability frameworks have facilitated exploitation by predatory foreign investors and South Sudan’s ruling clique.
Crucial information concealed from the public. Opaque deals have undermined key accountability mechanisms and facilitated corruption. South Sudan’s government has disclosed little about the hundreds of millions of dollars it has granted Al-Cardinal’s companies through contracts, or about his mining license payments. The absence of a register listing the beneficial owners of companies in South Sudan hides potential conflicts of interest from public view.
Oversight institutions obstructed and underfunded. Efforts to investigate potential misconduct have faced multiple obstacles. South Sudan’s auditor general reported missing documentation vital to conducting a thorough inquiry of the Toyota contract scandal, the police chief leading a related probe was dismissed in a seemingly illegal move and journalists attempting to cover the dubious tractor procurement deal reported being intimidated by National Security Service members.
Conflicts of interest. South Sudanese government representatives and senior military officials sidestep laws designed to prevent conflicts of interest—including prohibitions on senior officials’ ownership of private companies while in office. Ambiguities in certain constitutional provisions allow individuals involved in military procurement to form businesses alongside senior members of the military while avoiding public scrutiny.
Building Leverage
The following measures, if implemented, would hold kleptocrats accountable and encourage good governance in South Sudan as well as stem the type of conduct described in this report:
Investigate and, if appropriate, place Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein under sanctions along with his network of companies and associates. This investigation of Al-Cardinal has identified conduct consistent with sanctions designations criteria under US Executive Order 13664 (South Sudan) and US Executive Order 13818 (Global Magnitsky). Al-Cardinal has long been involved in military procurement, and been implicated in acts of corruption involving South Sudanese officials at the highest levels of government. The US Treasury Department should investigate Al-Cardinal’s activities and, if appropriate, place him under sanctions, along with his network of companies and associates.
Launch an independent audit conducted by an impartial international organization. The international community and the finance sector must dedicate resources to tracing, seizing and repatriating the billions of dollars looted from the people of South Sudan, an effort likely to take years. As part of the country’s transition, the government should seek assistance from the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (formed by the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) to investigate corruption. External experts free from political interference could thus investigate financial crimes and then cooperate with local authorities as appropriate.
Prioritize Institutional Reform. South Sudanese authorities must create clear benchmarks for institutional reform that outline progress during specified periods. These standards should focus on appointing credible leaders at these institutions, as well as creating arm’s-length funding—where buyers and sellers act independently without influencing each other—and oversight mechanisms. The international community, both bilateral donor governments and multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, should work with South Sudanese authorities on these benchmarks, help ensure compliance and make any assistance conditional on meeting these norms.
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Re: عاجل: عقوبات امريكية على أشرف الكاردينال � (Re: Elhadi)
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| Quote: As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals and entities named below, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other designated persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. In addition, any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a U.S. person, wherever located, of a transaction by a foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by E.O. 13818 if performed by a U.S. person or within the United States would be prohibited. |
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Re: عاجل: عقوبات امريكية على أشرف الكاردينال � (Re: Elhadi)
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هل وزير الداخلية الحالي لم يكن على علم بنشاطات الكاردينال المشبوهة ؟؟
تفتكروا كده ؟؟
يللا لمن العالم أو الدول البرة تشوف صورة زي دي، وهم عندهم المعلومات الكافية والموثقة حول ضلوع الكاردينال في عمليات فساد واحتيال ونشاطات مشبوهة..
ده بيكون انعكاسه شنو على صورة النظام الحالي ؟؟
خصوصاً والحكومة عاوزة مساعدات من العالم وتسعى لرفع اسم السودان من قائمة الدول الراعية للإرهاب لكن وزرائها لا يتورعون عن احتضان الفاسدين
تحت شتى الحجج والذرائع والمبررات.. قال ليك أبوهو كان في وزارة الداخلية :)
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Re: عاجل: عقوبات امريكية على أشرف الكاردينال � (Re: Elhadi)
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فعلا بعد هذا الخبر تعتبر الصورة مسيئة لوزير الداخلية
ومن ورائها الف الف سؤال
وانحنا عالم مغشوش كتير
وعندنا رجال اعمال عملوا اموال ضخمة بطريقة الكاردينال
ومن بينهم دال
واستيراد الدقيق المدعوم من الدولة ولا تستورد كل الكمية
والمستورد يهرب جزء منه إلى الخارج في شكل دقيق او منتجات الدقيق زي المكرونة مثلا
علما بان الدقيق مستورد لصناعة الخبز والخبز وحده
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Elhadi
دينق عبد الله
خضر الطيب
Ali Alkanzi
فيس بوك
تويتر
انستقرام
يوتيوب
بنتيريست