US EditionUK Sanctions Strike at Pro-Khalistan Financing: A Landmark Move
UK sanctions freeze assets and impose director bans on Gurpreet Singh Rehal and linked groups to disrupt funding for Babbar Khalsa, a proscribed terrorist organization.
- On Dec 5, the UK government used the Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to sanction a British Sikh businessman and Babbar Akali Lehar to disrupt funding for Babbar Khalsa.
- HM Treasury said it assesses Gurpreet Singh Rehal of providing financial services, recruiting, and purchasing weapons for Babbar Khalsa and related networks, following cooperation with policing partners to protect national security.
- Sanctions extend to organisations owned by Gurpreet Singh Rehal, including Saving Punjab, Whitehawk Consultations Ltd and Loha Designs; Panjab Warriors and Morecambe Football Club said Rehal only held a consultancy role and has been removed, adding they operate under strict compliance and will cooperate with authorities.
- The sanctions impose a freeze on UK funds linked to Gurpreet Singh Rehal and disqualify him as a director, with penalties up to seven years' imprisonment or 1 million pounds.
- The move extends an unusual link between counter-terror rules and sports investment as Panjab Warriors' takeover of Morecambe Football Club prompts stronger checks and cooperation with authorities.
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Pro-Khalistan Terrorist Group, Sikh Businessman Sanctioned In UK
The UK government has announced sanctions against a British Sikh businessman and a group associated with him in the first use of the country's 'Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime' to disrupt funding for the pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa.
UK sanctions British Sikh businessman, group over pro-Khalistan terrorism in India
London, Dec 5 (PTI) The UK government has announced sanctions against a British Sikh businessman and a group associated with him in the first use of the country's 'Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime' to disrupt funding for the pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa.Gurpreet Singh Rehal, linked with the Panjab Warriors sports investment firm, faces an asset freeze and director disqualification as he is suspected of belonging to organisations i…
Morecambe FC distance themselves from ‘takeover figure’ hit by UK Government sanctions
Morecambe FC and their owners, Panjab Warriors, have distanced themselves from a former marketing and communications consultant after the UK government imposed sanctions on him over alleged links to terrorist organisations. The post Morecambe FC distance themselves from ‘takeover figure’ hit by UK Government sanctions appeared first on The Non-League Football Paper.
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