This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against Venezuela.
Annex IV to Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/2063 has been amended with effect from 25 June 2018, following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/889.
Eleven individuals holding official positions have been added to the sanctions list and are now subject to an asset freeze.
Additions
Individuals
CHOURIO Jesus Rafael Suarez
DOB: 19/07/1962.
Position: General Commander of the Bolivarian Army
Other Information: Former Commander of Venezuela's Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central).
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13683
DALA Ivan Hernandez
DOB: 18/05/1966.
Position: Head of Directorate-General of Military Counter-Intelligence
Other Information: Head of the Directorate-General of Military Counter-Intelligence (DGCIM) since January 2014 and Head of the Presidential Guard since September 2015.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13685.
GOMEZ Delcy Eloina Rodriguez
DOB: 18/05/1969.
Position: Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Other Information: Vice President of Venezuela, former President of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and former member of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13687
HERNANDEZ Socorro Elizabeth Hernandez
DOB: 11/03/1952
Other Information: Member (Rector) of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and member of the National Electoral Board (JNE).
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13695.
MADDAH Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami
DOB: 12/11/1974.
Position: Vice President of Economy and Minister for National Industry and Production
Other Information: Former Vice President of Venezuela with oversight of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN).
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13679
MARCANO Sergio Jose Rivero
DOB: 08/11/1964.
Position: Inspector General of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces
Other Information: General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 16 January 2018.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13680.
MILANO Elias Jose Jaua
DOB: 16/12/1969.
Position: Minister of Popular Power for Education
Other Information: Minister of Popular Power for Education. Former President of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13688.
PADRON Katherine Nayarith Harrington
DOB: 05/12/1971.
Position: Deputy Prosecutor General (also translated as Deputy Attorney General)
Other Information: Deputy Prosecutor General (also translated as Deputy Attorney General) since July 2017. Appointed Deputy Prosecutor General by the Supreme Court in violation of the Constitution, rather than by the National Assembly.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13694.
REYES Xavier Antonio Moreno
Position: Secretary-General of the National Electoral Council
Other Information: Secretary-General of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13696.
ROSALES Freddy Alirio Bernal
DOB: 16/06/1962.
Other Information: Head of the National Control Centre of the Committee for Local Supply and Production (CLAP) and Commissioner General of SEBIN.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13691.
RUZZA Sandra Oblitas
DOB: 07/06/1969.
Position: Vice President of National Electoral Council
Other Information: Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and President of the Commission of the Electoral and Civilian Register.
Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: 26/06/2018 Group ID: 13690
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 individuals. 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 FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual they are not required to report these details again.
Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to Venezuela and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website
