The US treasury department has said it was sanctioning four people, including Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar, who it said were linked to Farhad Hoomer, and eight companies linked to the Akbars. | kaveels
Farhad Hoomer hides his face while being escorted out of the Verulam Magistrate’s Court by his attorney, Yusuf Cassim.Family members of Farhad Hoomer, said to be the alleged head of an Islamic State group cell in Durban, are the latest to have sanctions imposed on them by the United States authorities.
The US treasury department on Monday said it was sanctioning four people, including Nufael Akbar and Yunus Mohamad Akbar, who it said were linked to Hoomer, and eight companies linked to the Akbars. Also linked to the companies and Hoomer are Mohamed Akbar and Umar Akbar — all alleged members of an ISIS cell.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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