117As regards the necessity of the measures, it should be noted that alternative and less restrictive measures, such as a system of prior authorisation or an obligation to justify, a posteriori, how the funds transferred were used, are not as effective in achieving the goal pursued, namely applying pressure to supporters of the Syrian regime persecuting civilian populations, particularly given the possibility of circumventing such restrictions (see, by analogy, Al-Aqsa v Council and Netherlands v Al-Aqsa, paragraph 125).
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