This news release is issued in respect of the financial sanctions in view of the situation in the Central African Republic.
Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 has been amended with effect from 2 December 2014, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1276/2014.
The amendment reflects the decision made on 4 November 2014 by the United Nations Sanctions Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) to update the information for three individuals on the UN list.
ADDITIONS
Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears in italics.
Individuals
Bozize, Francois, Yangouvonda
DOB: 14/10/1946
POB: Mouila, Gabon
Address: Uganda
a.k.a.: BOZIZE, Yangouvonda
Nationality: [Gabonese] Central African Republic
Other Information: [Son of] Mother’s name is Martine Kofio
Group ID: 12998
ADAM, Nourredine
DOB:
- --/--/1970
- --/--/1969
- --/--/1971
- 01/01/1970
POB: Ndele, Central African Republic
Position:
- General
- Minister for Security
- Director General of the Extraordinary Committee for the Defence of Democratic Achievements
a.k.a.:
- ADAM, Mahamat, Nouradine
- ADAM, Nourreddine
- ADAM, Nourreldine
- ADAM, Nureldine
Nationality: Central African Republic
Passport No: D00001184
Address: Birao, Central African Republic
Other Information: Noureddine is one of the original leaders of the Seleka. He has been identified as both a General and the President of one of the armed rebel groups of the Seleka, the Central PJCC, a group formally known as the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace and whose acronym is also acknowledged as CPJP. He is also a former head of the “Fundamental” splinter group of the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP/F).
Group ID: 12999
Yakete, Levy
DOB:
- 14/08/1964
- --/--/1965
POB: Bangui, Central African Republic
a.k.a.:
- YAKETE, Levi
- YAKITE, Levi
- [ YAKITE, Levy ]
Nationality: Central African Republic
Address: Nantes, France
Other Information: [Son of] Father’s name is Pierre Yakete and mother’s name is Josephine Yamazon. On 17 December 2013, Yakite became the political coordinator of the newly formed People’s Resistance Movement for Reforming of the Central African Republic anti-Balaka rebel group.
Group ID: 13000
Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated persons. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the Sanctions Officer at the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated persons they are not required to report these details again.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to the Central African Republic and links to the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.
