Zimbabweans on US blacklist named
The Telegraph

By Peta Thornycroft in Harare
(Filed: 26/11/2005)

The United States has publicly blacklisted the business partner of Charles
Davy, father of Prince Harry's Zimbabwean girlfriend.

The list, published this week, declares Webster Shamu, policy implementation
minister in President Robert Mugabe's office, one of many "specially
designated nationals and blocked persons".

Mr Shamu, 60, is a business partner of the wealthy white farmer and safari
operator, Charles Davy, the father of Chelsy, 19, the prince's girlfriend of
the past 18 months.

Mr Davy has always refused to distance himself from Mr Shamu, a Zanu-PF
leader and a close confidant and crony of Mr Mugabe's.

A US citizen found trading with any individual, company or entity on the
blacklist is liable to prosecution and a fine of up to $500,000 (£290,000).

The latest list was published by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control on Thursday and marks the first time those included have been named.

According to a White House statement, President George W Bush ordered US
authorities to "block the property of additional persons undermining
democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe, their immediate family
members and anyone assisting them".

The latest list expands sanctions already imposed by the US on 77
Zimbabweans in March 2003.

Designated officials would have received letters informing them of their
status as of Jan 1, this year, which also means they would not be granted US
visas.

Mr Shamu was already on a similar EU list which includes a freeze on any
assets held in European banks.

Mr Davy rejected criticism of his association with a key member of Mr
Mugabe's inner circle in a June interview with The Daily Telegraph.

He said: "I am not involved in politics in any way but I reserve my right of
association, as any person should, and I really do not see that the leaders
of any political party have the right to choose my friends or my business
associates."

Mr Davy, 53, lives in a mansion in the rugged bush of one of Africa's
largest private game reserves, Lemco.

So is Davey on the list or not? It doesn't say so. Guilt by association?

Will there be any AR members on the list?

Suggestions?

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Originally posted by Will:
So is Davey on the list or not? It doesn't say so. Guilt by association?

Will there be any AR members on the list?

Suggestions?

I did not see a Davy on the latest list (unless the spelling in the article is wrong), but as the article says Mr. Shamu is on it. The list is updated regularly. I posted the link earlier this week. To be safe you would have to check the lastest list regularly.

Here is the link to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, where they maintain the list of Specially-Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons:

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Originally posted by Charles_Helm:

Try here.

This is the link to the current complete .PDF document.