This news release is issued in respect of measures taken against certain persons, entities and bodies 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 12 March 2016, following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/354 (“the Amending Regulation”).
The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 7 March 2016 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) to add one individual and one entity to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.
The following entries have been added to the Consolidated List and are now subject to an asset freeze.
ADDITIONS
INDIVIDUALS
KONY. Joseph
DOB: (1) --/--/1959. (2) --/--/1960. (3) --/--/1961. (4) --/--/1963. (5) 18/09/1964. (6) --/--/1965. (7) --/08/1961. (8) --/07/1961. (9) 01/01/1961. (10) --/04/1963.
POB: a) Palaro Village, Palaro Parish, Omoro County, Gulu District, b) Odek, Omoro, Gulu, c) Atyak, Uganda a.k.a: (1) KONY, Josef (2) KONY , Joseph, Rao
Passport Details: Uganda Passport.
Address: (1) Bas-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (2) Basse-Kotto, Central African Republic. (3) Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. (4) Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic. (5) Haut-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (6) Kafia Kingi (on the Sudan-South Sudan border). (7) Mbomou, Central African Republic. (8) Vakaga, Central African Republic.
Position: Commander of the Lord's Resistance Army
Other Information: UN Ref. CFi.009. Kony founded the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Father's name is Luizi Obol. Mother's name is Nora Obol. He is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. Also known as the 'Le Messie sanglant'.
Listed on: 12/03/2016
Last Updated: 12/03/2016
Group ID: 13344.
ENTITIES
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY
a.k.a: (1) Lord's Resistance Movement (LRM) (2) Lord's Resistance Movement/Army (LRM/A)
Address: (1) Basse-Kotto, Central African Republic. (2) Bas-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (3) Haut Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (4) Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. (5) Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic. (6) Kafia Kingi (on the Sudan-South Sudan border). (7) Mbomou, Central African Republic. (8) Vakaga, Central African Republic.
Other Information: UN Ref. CFe.002. Emerged in northern Uganda in the 1980s. Has engaged in the abduction, killing and mutilation of thousands of civilians in Central Africa. The leader is Joseph Kony. The LRA withdrew from Uganda in 2005 and 2006. Since then, it has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), CAR, South Sudan and reportedly Sudan.
Listed on: 12/03/2016
Last Updated: 12/03/2016
Group ID: 13345.
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.
