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Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions
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Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

Britain Places Travel Ban on Two Men Under Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

The British government said on Thursday it had imposed a travel ban on Mustafa Ayash, who it sanctioned earlier this year for promoting terrorism, and suspected Hezbollah financier Nazem Ahmad.
The pair, who were already subject to asset freezes under domestic counter-terrorism powers, now cannot enter Britain, it said.
"The travel bans are a part of continued efforts to protect the integrity of the UK economy from terrorist financing threats," the British government said in a statement.
Ayash was sanctioned in March this year for providing financial support to a media network which the government said supported the Palestinian Hamas group and promoted terrorism, Reuters said.
Britain banned Hamas in 2021 and under the Terrorism Act, anyone expressing support for the group, flying its flag or arranging meetings for the organization is in breach of the law.
Britain sanctioned Ahmad in April 2023 on suspicion of financing Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. He was also sanctioned by the US in 2019.
He has an extensive art collection in the UK and conducts business with multiple UK-based artists, art galleries and auction houses, according to a 2023 statement by the British government.

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Guantanamo Detainees Moved Amid Structural Problems at Showcase Prison

A communal space for detainees at the Camp 6 detention center at Guantanamo Bay in 2019.(Doug Mills/The New York Times)
A communal space for detainees at the Camp 6 detention center at Guantanamo Bay in 2019.(Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Guantanamo Detainees Moved Amid Structural Problems at Showcase Prison

A communal space for detainees at the Camp 6 detention center at Guantanamo Bay in 2019.(Doug Mills/The New York Times)
A communal space for detainees at the Camp 6 detention center at Guantanamo Bay in 2019.(Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Washington: Carol Rosenberg

Undisclosed infrastructure problems forced the military to evacuate the prison housing the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other detainees from the war against terrorism, according to Defense Department employees.

The military had no comment on the sudden closure over the weekend of its former showcase prison.

But by Tuesday, all 30 detainees at Guantanamo Bay were believed to be confined to a medium-security prison building, called Camp 6, the Defense Department employees said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details of the security operation.

Camp 6 was built in 2006 for $39 million to house up to 200 detainees, and until this week held 16 general population prisoners in communal-style detention.

All 16 have been approved for transfer to the custody of other countries, including 11 Yemeni men whose transfer to Oman is on hold.

Camp 6 is designed with separate cellblocks, each containing about two dozen cells, a large common room and an adjacent outdoor area monitored by banks of cameras.

When it is operated as a medium-security facility, guards remotely open all the cell doors for much of the day, permitting the prisoners to eat, pray, watch TV and engage in other communal activities until they are ordered back to their cells.

As the detainee population has shrunk, fewer men were held in each cellblock, depending on their disciplinary status. Individual cells were replaced with a pantry, a library and other rooms that could be inspected by guards during hours of lockdown.

Officials at the Pentagon had earlier reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.

But Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin revoked the plea agreement, reviving the possibility that they could someday face a death penalty trial. Defense lawyers are now challenging Austin’s rescindment as unlawful, or simply too late.

Along with Mohammed, Walid bin Attash is accused of training two of the hijackers, researching flights and timetables and testing the ability of a passenger to hide a razor knife on flights. Mustafa al-Hawsawi is accused of helping some of the hijackers with finances and travel arrangements.

The New York Times