South Africa

1978-01-15

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

M00073786 , Expiry: 08 Nov 2022; 481034886 , Expiry: 06 Nov 2018; M00134539 , Expiry: 28 Dec 2024; 48103 , Expiry: 08 Nov 2022

Salim ESSA, in association with Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Africa.

Ajay Kumar Gupta (business partner); Atul Kumar Gupta (business partner); Rajesh Kumar Gupta (business partner) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

2021-04-26

UK

The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021

UK horizontal

Anti-Corruption

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons who are designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act.

The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 put in place sanctions measures to prevent and combat serious corruption. These regulations have replaced the Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 concerning misappropriation of State funds from any country outside the UK. Those persons who are designated under this regime are included on the UK sanctions list.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.