Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3114 of 9 December 2024 implementing Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3114of 9 December 2024implementing Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 of 10 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan and repealing Regulations (EC) No 131/2004 and (EC) No 1184/2005OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/747/oj., and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1)On 10 July 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 747/2014.(2)On 8 November 2024, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1591(2005) added two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.(3)Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 December 2024.For the CouncilThe PresidentNagy I.ANNEXIn Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014, the following entries are added:"5.JUMA BARKALLA, Abdel RahmanDesignation: Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Major General and West Darfur Commander.Date of birth: 1 January 1969.Place of birth: Bahr Elarab, East Darfur, Sudan.Nationality: Sudan.Passport: Sudan P07834700.National identification no: Sudan 21052659309.Date of UN designation: 8 November 2024.Reason for listing:Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla was listed on 8 November 2024 pursuant to paragraph 3(c) of UNSC Resolution 1591(2005).Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, Major General of the RSF and West Darfur Commander, is being designated for engaging in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Darfur, including acts of violence and human rights abuses. The RSF’s attacks in Darfur have put hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk due to intense fighting, lack of humanitarian access, and targeted violence toward civilians and human rights activists.In May and June 2023, representatives of civil society in El Geneina, West Darfur, faced targeted threats and killings by the RSF and allied militia. On August 4, 2023, gunmen in RSF uniforms also abducted and killed human rights activist and lawyer Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah and his colleague Adam Omer in Nyala, South Darfur.The Governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abakar, was killed on June 14, 2023, and was last seen with Barkalla (see S/2024/65, para 71). Videos on social media showed Abakar being forced into a building by RSF soldiers, followed by a second video hours later showing Abakar’s dead body and troops in RSF uniforms celebrating around it.Between May and November 2023, the RSF and its allied militia carried out at least 10 attacks against civilians in the West Darfur towns of El-Geneina and Ardamata, killing thousands of people and burying them in more than 13 mass graves. Women and girls were also reportedly raped and sexually abused during these attacks.6.HAMID MOHAMED, Osman MohamedDesignation: Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Major General and Head of RSF Operations Department.Date of birth: 1 January 1966.Place of birth: Kadiqali, South Darfur, Sudan.Nationality: Sudan.National identification no: Sudan 11540384888.Date of UN designation: 8 November 2024.Reason for listing:Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed was listed on 8 November 2024 pursuant to paragraph 3(c) of UNSC Resolution 1591(2005).Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, Major General and Head of RSF Operations Department, is being designated for engaging in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Darfur, including acts of violence and human rights abuses. He has given statements on behalf of the RSF after large victories and is an important part of RSF operational planning. The RSF’s attacks in Darfur have put hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk due to intense fighting, lack of humanitarian access, and targeted violence toward civilians and human rights activists.In May and June 2023, representatives of civil society in El Geneina, West Darfur, faced targeted threats and killings by the RSF and allied militia. On August 4, 2023, gunmen in RSF uniforms also abducted and killed human rights activist and lawyer Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah and his colleague Adam Omer in Nyala, South Darfur.On June 14, 2023, the Governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abakar, was killed after being taken into custody by RSF fighters earlier that day. Videos on social media showed Abakar being forced into a building by RSF soldiers, followed by a second video hours later showing Abakar’s dead body and troops in RSF uniforms celebrating around it.Between May and November 2023, the RSF and its allied militia carried out at least 10 attacks against civilians in the West Darfur towns of El-Geneina and Ardamata, killing thousands of people and burying them in more than 13 mass graves. Women and girls were also reportedly raped and sexually abused during these attacks.".