By AML Intelligence Correspondents THE BRITISH Treasury has used counter-terrorism laws to freeze the assets of a man from Northern Ireland, citing his suspected involvement with “terrorist activity” associated with the so-called “New Irish Republican Army.” The UK government said it had “reasonable cause” to suspect that the individual, Brian Sheridan, who was born in…
NEWS: UK uses sanctions against citizen involved with ‘New IRA’ terror group

SANCTIONS: The so-called 'New IRA' terrorist groups opposed to the Good Friday Agreement. It has been behind some of the sporadic attacks that have continued in the North, including the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in 2019. File photo shows a service pamphlet is seen next to a laptop during the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne