Ajing is a South Sudanese businessman who is alleged to have bribed key officials in the Government of South Sudan in order to maintain influence and access to the South Sudanese oil market. Ajing is suspected of using these bribes to both curry favor with a senior gatekeeper within the Government of South Sudan and to ensure the silence and compliance of key government officials. In late 2018, the South Sudanese government made a large cash payment to Ajing. While the official reason was for the payment of food, the money alledgedly instead went directly to a senior South Sudanese government official. In addition, Ajing is allaged to have received large amounts of oil by the Government of South Sudan in exchange for giving money and vehicles to government officials. Ajing has claimed to have paid senior officials millions of dollars and has cooperated with the request of a senior official to route oil payments in cash rather than through official bank accounts. Further, Ajing was the recipient of a multi-year contract to purchase food for the South Sudanese military, and in return, allegedly paid a percentage of the contract back to a senior South Sudanese government official. According to public media reports, Ajing received millions of dollars in contracts for the South Sudanese military, including one contract that alone exceeds the total amount budgeted for the military’s goods and services for the year by a factor of ten. Ajing is designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, an entity that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery. [1]
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 02.01.1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Equatorial Guinea |
| NATIONALITY | South Sudan |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | South Sudan |
| FULL NAME | Kur Ajing Ater |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Kur |
| ALIASES | (1) Ajing Ater Kur (2) Ajing, Kur |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Unknown |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Lou Trading and Investment Company Limited. [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 11.10.2019 [1] |