No. S 488
Monetary Authority of Singapore Act
(Chapter 186)
Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27A(1)(b) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 17th August 2004.
Amendment of regulation 4
2.  Regulation 4 of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004 (G.N. No. S 260/2004) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the definition of “designated person” and substituting the following definition:
“ “designated person” means any person set out in the list of persons identified by the Committee as persons to whom the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of Resolution 1532 (2004) of the Security Council of the United Nations apply, which list is reproduced in the Schedule.”.
Amendment of regulation 5
3.  Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(1)  Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any financial institution that, on or after 7th May 2004, has in its possession, custody or control in Singapore, any funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any designated person shall —
(a)freeze without delay, all such funds, financial assets or economic resources, as the case may be; and
(b)ensure that such funds, financial assets or economic resources are not made available, whether directly or indirectly, to the designated person.”.
New Schedule
4.  The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 6, the following Schedule:
“THE SCHEDULE
Regulation 4
List of Persons to Whom Measures in Paragraph 1 of Resolution 1532 (2004) Apply
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
ALIAS
DATE OF BIRTH
NATIONALITY/
PASSPORT
NUMBER
DESIGNATION/
JUSTIFICATION
ALLEN
Cyril
 
26 JUL 1952
 
Former Chairman, National Patriotic Party.
 
 
 
 
 
 
BOUT
Viktor Anatoljevitch
BUTT,
13 JAN 1967
(13 JAN 1970)
21N0532664
Businessman, dealer and transporter of weapons and minerals. Arms dealer in contravention of UNSC resolution 1343. Supported former President Taylor’s regime in effort to destabilise Sierra Leone and gain illicit access to diamonds. Breached UNSCR 1343; supported former Taylor regime in effort to gain illicit diamonds.
 
 
BONT,
 
29N0006765
 
 
 
BUTTE,
 
21N0557148
 
 
 
BOUTOV,
 
44N3570350
 
 
 
SERGITOV
 
 
 
 
 
Vitali
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BRIGHT
Charles R.
 
29 AUG 1948
 
Ex-Minister of Finance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
CISSE
M. Moussa
Mamadee KAMARA
24 DEC 1946
(26 JUN 1944)
Liberian Diplomatic Passport
D001548-99
Liberian ordinary passport
0058070
Former Chief of Presidential Protocol; Chairman of Mohammad Group of Companies. Ongoing ties to Taylor; handled funds from diamond and timber sales on Taylor’s behalf.
[S/2002/470, para.165].
 
 
 
 
 
 
COOPER
Randolph
 
28 OCT 1950
 
Former Managing Director of Robertsfield International Airport.
 
 
 
 
 
 
DUNBAR
Jenkins
 
10 JAN 1947
 
Ex-Minister of Lands, Mines, Energy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
GIBSON
Myrtle
 
03 NOV 1952
 
Ex-Senator, Advisor to Charles Taylor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
GOODRIDGE
Reginald B.
(Senior)
 
11 NOV 1952
 
Ex-Minister for Culture, Information, Tourism.
 
 
 
 
 
 
JOBE
Baba
 
 
Gambia
Director of Gambia New Millenium Air Company. Member of Parliament of Gambia. Arms trafficker.
[S/2001/1015, para.287].
 
 
 
 
 
 
KLEILAT
Ali
 
10 July 1970 in Beirut
Lebanon
Businessman, involved in arms delivery to Charles Taylor in 2003. Still, in relation with former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
KIIA TAI
Joseph Wong
 
 
 
Executive of the Oriental Timber Company. Provided military and financial support for Taylor.
[S/2001/1015, para.334]
 
 
 
 
 
 
KOUVENHOVEN
KOUENHOVEN)
(KOUENHAVEN)
Gus
 
15 SEPT 1942
 
Owner of Hotel Africa and President of the Oriental Timber Company. Close associate of Taylor. Supported Taylor’s efforts to destablise Sierra Leone and to gain access to illicit funds [S/2001/1015, para. 333] / and to gain illicit access to diamonds. Arms dealer in contravention of UNSC resolution 1343. Funds purveyor to the Taylor regime.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MININ
Leonid
BLAVSTEIN,
BLYUVSHTEIN,
BLYAFSHTEIN,
BLUVSHTEIN,
BLYUFSHTEIN
14 DEC 1947
Ukraine
German Passports:
5280007248D
18106739D
(MININ)
Israeli Passports:
6019832
(6/11/94-5/11/99)
9001689
(23/1/97-22/1/02)
90109052 (26/11/97)
Russian Passport:
KI0861177
Bolivian Passport:
65118
Greek Passport: no
details
Owner of Exotic Tropical Timber Enterprises. Key financier for Taylor.
[S/2001/1015, para.346]
 
 
KERLER, Vladimir
18 OCT 1946
 
 
 
 
Abramovich
18 OCT 1946
 
 
 
 
POPILOVESKI
10 JUL NK
 
 
 
 
(POPELA/POPELO)
Vladimir Abramovich
BRESLAN, Wulf
OSOLS, Igor
14 DEC 1947
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NASR
Samir, M.
RUPRAH, Sanjivan
09 AUG 1966
 
Businessman, Ex-Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SALAMI (SALAME)
Mohamed Ahmad
 
22 SEP 1961
Lebanon
Owner, Mohamed and Company Logging Company; Taylor’s informal diplomatic representative.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHAW
Emmanuel (II)
 
26 JUL 1956
 
Advisor to Taylor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAYLOR
Agnes Reeves
REEVES-TAYLOR
27 SEP 1965
Liberia
Ex-wife of former president; ex-Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organisation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAYLOR
Charles Chuckie
 
 
 
Advisor and son of former president.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAYLOR
Charles Ghankay
(Charles MacArthur)
 
01 SEP 1947
 
Former President of Liberia.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAYLOR
Jewell Howard
 
17 JAN 1963
 
Wife of former president.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAYLOR
TupeeEnid
 
17 DEC 1962
 
Ex-wife of former president.
 
 
 
 
 
 
UREY
Benoni
 
22 JUN 1957
 
Ex-Commissioner of Maritime Affairs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
YEATON
Benjamin
 
 
Liberian Diplomatic Passport
D00123299
Ex-Director, Special Security Services.”(Junior)

Made this 11th day of August 2004.

KOH YONG GUAN
Managing Director,
Monetary Authority of Singapore
[FSG.SLS.1/2002; AG/LEG/SL/186/2002/1 Vol. 3]
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