- Programme
- Somalia
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 13 May 2009 on measures against Somalia (SR 946.231.169.4), article 1 paragraph 3 (Arms embargo), article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 4 paragraph 1 (Travel ban)
- Stated grounds
- Hassan Abdullah Hersi Al-Turki has been a senior leader of an armed militia group since the mid-1990s and had engaged in numerous arms embargo violations. In 2006, Al-Turki contributed forces to the Islamic Courts Union take-over of Mogadishu and emerged as a military leader in the group, aligned with Al-Shabaab. Since 2006, Al-Turki has made territory under his control available for training by various armed opposition groups including Al-Shabaab. In Sep 2007, Al-Turki appeared in an Al-Jazeera news video showing militia training under his leadership.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026