HH The Amir Issues Decree on Combating Terrorism

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued the Decree Law No 11 of 2017 amending some provisions of the Law No 3 of 2004 on combating terrorism.

The Decree Law included the definition of terrorists, crimes and terrorist acts and entities, the freezing of funds, the financing of terrorism, the creation of two national lists of individuals and terrorist entities, the identification of procedures for listing individuals and entities in any of them and the related implications, and the right of the concerned party to challenge the listing decision before the Court of Cassation.

The Decree Law is effective starting from the following day of its publication in the official gazette.