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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury took additional steps today to increase pressure on Muammar Qadhafi and the Government of Libya by designating nine individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13566. Those designated today include senior officials of the Government of Libya, as well as the wife and several of the children of Muammar Qadhafi. President Obama signed E.O. 13566 on February 25, 2011, freezing the assets of the Qadhafi regime following its use of violence against civilians and human rights abuses in Libya and safeguarding the assets of the people of Libya from expropriation by Qadhafi. To date, the United States has frozen more than $32 billion in Government of Libya assets. As a result of today’s action, any assets of the designees subject to U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in business with them. “Today’s designation should send a strong signal to those responsible for the violence inflicted by Qadhafi and his government that the United States will continue steps to increase pressure and to hold them accountable,” said Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen. The senior officials designated today include Abu Bakr Yunis Jabir, the Libyan Minister of Defense; Matuq Mohammad Matuq, Secretary General of the People’s Committee for Public Works; Abu Zayd Umar Dorda, the Director of Libya’s External Security Organization; and Abdullah Al-Senussi, the Director of Military Intelligence. Al-Senussi has also organized mass killings in Benghazi and recruited foreign mercenaries fighting in service of Qadhafi’s regime and is allegedly responsible for the deaths of 1,200 Islamists in Abu Selim prison. Treasury also designated today Safia Farkash, Muammar Qadhafi’s wife, and several of Muammar Qadhafi’s children: Hannibal Qadhafi, head of the General Maritime Transport Company of Libya; Saadi Qadhafi, Commander of Special Forces and Head of the Libyan Football Federation; Muhammad Qadhafi, Chairman of the Libyan Olympic Committee and Chairman of the General Post and Telecommunications Company; and Saif Al-Arab Qadhafi. Identifying Information: Individual: Abu Bakr Yunis JABIR AKA: Abu Bakr Yunis JABER DOB: 1952 POB: Jalo, Libya Individual: Matuq Mohammed MATUQ AKA: Matouk Mohamed MATOUK Aka: Matuq Muhammad MATUQ DOB: 1956 POB: Khoms, Libya Individual: Abu Zaid, DORDA AKA: Abouzid Omar, DORDA AKA: Abu Zayd Umar, DORDA AKA: Bu Zaid, DORDA AKA: Abu Zaid Omar, DOURDA AKA: Abu Zeid Omar, DURDA DOB: April 4, 1944 Individual: Abdullah AL-SENUSSI AKA: Abdullah, SENUSSI DOB: 1949 POB: Sudan Individual: Safia FARKASH AKA: Safia FARKASH AL-BARASSI DOB: 1952 POB: Al Bayda, Libya Individual: Hannibal GADDAFI AKA: Hannibal AL-GADDAFI AKA: Hannibal AL-QADHAFI AKA: Hannibal ELKADDAFI AKA: Hannibal EL-QADDAFI AKA: Hannibal Muammar GADDAFI AKA: Hannibal GHADAFFI AKA: Hannibal GHATHAFI AKA: Hannibal QADDAFI AKA: Hannibal Muammar QADHAFI, DOB: September 20, 1975 Alt DOB: 1977 POB: Tripoli, Libya Passport: B/002210 (Libya) Individual: Saadi GADDAFI AKA: Saadi AL-GADDAFI AKA: Sa’adi Mu’ammar AL-QADHAFI AKA: Saadi ELKADDAFI AKA: Saadi EL-QADDAFI AKA: Saadi GADHAFI AKA: Saadi GHATHAFI AKA: Saadi QADDAFI AKA: Saadi QADHAFI DOB: May 27, 1973 Alt. DOB: May 25, 1973 POB: Tripoli, Libya Passport: 010433 (Libya) Alt. Passport: 014797 (Libya) Individual: Muhammad GADDAFI AKA: Muhammad AL-GADDAFI AKA: Mohammed AL-QADHAFI AKA: Muhammad ELKADDAFI AKA: Muhammad EL-QADDAFI AKA: Mohammad Moammar GADHAFFI AKA: Mohammed GADHAFI AKA: Muhammad GHATHAFI AKA: Muhammad QADDAFI AKA: Mohammed Muammar QADHAFI DOB: 1970 POB: Tripoli, Libya Individual: Saif Al-Arab GADDAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab AL-GADDAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab AL-QADHAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab ELKADDAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab EL-QADDAFI AKA: Seif Al-Arab GADDAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab GADHAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab GHATHAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab QADDAFI AKA: Saif Al-Arab QADHAFI DOB: 1979 Alt DOB: 1982 Alt DOB: 1983 POB: Tripoli, Libya