Is Osama Al Kuni Ibrahim on a sanctions list?
Yes. Osama Al Kuni Ibrahim appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 10/25/2021.
As de factor manager of the Al Nasr detention centre the person concerned has directly, and/or through subordinates engaged in or provided support to acts that violate applicable international human rights law, or acts that consistute human rights abuses in Libya. The person concerned has acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of two listed individuals intrinsically linked to the human trafficking activities of the Zawiyah network, namely Mohamed Kashlaf (LYi.025) and Abdulrahman al Milad (LYi.026). For years, the Al Nasr detention centre in Zawiyah has been singled out in public and in confidential reports describing the plight of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya, including torture, sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking. Humanitarian organisations and victims of trafficking have consistently identified the person concerned as the de facto manager of the detention centre. Three individuals who had been working in the Al Nasr detention centre were served prison sentences for torturing migrants in the detention centre. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?
Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.
Frequently asked
- Is Osama Al Kuni Ibrahim on a sanctions list?
- Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
- How current is this record?
- Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 10/25/2021.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.