Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The European Union today adopted restrictive measures against six individuals responsible for activities that undermine stability and political transition in Sudan, where fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and their affiliated militias.
On the RSF side, the new list includes Abdel-Rahman Juma Barakallah, a general who commands the RSF in West Darfur and is responsible for committing atrocities and other violations, incitement to ethnically motivated killings, attacks targeting human rights activists and defenders, and sexual violence. related to the conflict. Looting and burning communities. They also include the RSF's financial advisor, as well as a prominent tribal leader from the Mahamid clan associated with the RSF in West Darfur.
On the part of the Sudanese Armed Forces, the sanctions target the Director General of the Defense Industrial System (DIS), a company already on the sanctions list by the European Union, and the Commander of the Sudanese Air Force, Al-Tahir Mohamed Al-Awad Al-Amin, for their responsibility in the indiscriminate aerial bombardment. Bombardment of densely populated residential areas since the beginning of the conflict. Ali Ahmed Karti Mohamed, the former Sudanese Foreign Minister in Omar al-Bashir's government, was also included.
Those targeted are subject to an asset freeze and a ban on providing funds or economic resources to them, directly or indirectly. In addition, they are subject to an EU travel ban.
Restrictive measures under the Sudan sanctions regime now apply to six individuals and six entities.
According to a European statement issued in Brussels on Monday, the relevant legal procedures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It is noteworthy that on January 22, 2024, the Council adopted a first set of restrictive measures against six entities of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces responsible for supporting activities that undermine stability and political transition in Sudan.
On 12 April 2024, the High Representative issued a statement on behalf of the European Union on the one-year anniversary of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, appealing to the warring parties for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and reminding them of their obligations. Under international humanitarian law to protect civilians. The European Union stated that it is ready to continue using its tools in order to contribute to ending the armed conflict, discouraging the obstruction of humanitarian aid, and stopping the culture of impunity.