The UAE central bank said on Sunday that it has frozen the assets of a company linked to a Sri Lankan named by Western intelligence agencies as a middleman in the sale of Pakistani nuclear secrets and parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
"We have frozen all accounts belonging or related to SMB Computer Co, as part of the ongoing investigation into the suspected involvement of Sayed Tahir al-Bokhari in the sale of nuclear secrets," said bank governor Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi, quoted by the official WAM news agency.
He said, "the investigating committee which includes the central bank, Dubai's public prosecutor's office and other local parties, have made significant progress. The Dubai public prosecutor will announce soon the results of the probe."
The investigation has included "all individuals with links to SMB which is a computer programming company", said Suwaidi.
Dubai's public prosecutor's office refused to comment on the case when contacted by AFP and it was not immediately possible to ascertain Tahir's present whereabouts.
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