Member states must freeze the funds of all individuals named on UN lists of suspected terrorists without judicial review, according to a verdict from the European court of first instance in Luxembourg on Wednesday (21 September).
It is the first of the so-called "terrorist cases" to be tested, and the Court in Luxembourg ruled in favour of the EU. The complaints of the plaintiff, Ahmed Yusuf Ali, were rejected.
Ahmed Yusuf Ali's funds were blocked with immediate effect in Novembe...
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