"Turkish Government Reaches Final Decision to Freeze al-Qadi's Assets
By Andrew Cochran
Today, the Turkish Government took the last step needed to affirm a decision years ago to freeze the assets of Yasin al-Qadi, who was designated on September 28, 2001, by United Nations Security Council following the U.S. Treasury's designation of him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan tried to unfreeze al-Qadi's assets in Turkey, going so far as to say that 'I believe in him as I believe in himself' and pressing the Council of Ministers to appeal the freeze decision. But the Council of State rejected the appeal."
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