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Indonesia's AGO not to freeze terrorists assets
www.chinaview.cn 2003-09-16 18:31

¡@¡@ JAKARTA,Sept. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) said here Tuesday that it could not freeze the seven bank accounts allegedly owned by terrorists as the United Nations requested.

¡@¡@Freezing bank accounts is the right of the police, said AGO spokesman Antasari Azhar. The Attorney General office received a letter from the United Nations on Sept. 9, requesting the Attorney General to freeze assets and bank accounts allegedly owned by terrorists.

¡@¡@"We have replied the letter that freezing (the bank accounts) is the right of investigator (police)," Antasari was quoted by Detikcom online news service as saying.

¡@¡@Under a United Nations Security Council resolution, all UN member countries must freeze assets and accounts of all groups and individuals listed with the UN Counter Terrorism Committee. Enditem

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