The U.K. House of Commons is expected to approve a measure that would authorize government ministers to impose asset freezes against suspected human rights abusers anywhere in the world without first having to obtain a court order.
Two individuals and around 60 companies are under investigation in Cyprus on suspicion of links to a notorious $230 million tax fraud and money laundering scheme that began in Russia more than a decade ago.
The U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office announced that 49 individuals and entities were designated under a powerful new sanctions regime established to target those responsible for human rights violations and abuses around the world.
July 6, 2020
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