SC/12488

Security Council Sanctions Committee on Central African Republic Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List

On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic enacted the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 5 and 8 of Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

A. Individuals

CFi.006  Name: 1: OUMAR 2: YOUNOUS ABDOULAY 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: Former Séléka General DOB: 2 Apr. 1970 POB: na Good quality a.k.a.: a) Oumar Younous b) Omar Younous c) Oumar Sodiam d) Oumar Younous M’Betibangui Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Sudan Passport no.: CAR diplomatic passport no. D00000898, issued on 11 Apr. 2013 (valid until 10 April 2018) National identification no.: na Address: a) Bria, Central African Republic (Tel. +236 75507560) b) Birao, Central African Republic c) Tullus, Southern Darfur, Sudan (previous location) Listed on: 20 Aug. 2015 (amended on 20 Oct. 2015; 23 Aug. 2016 ) Other information: Is a diamond smuggler and a three-star general of the Séléka and close confident of former CAR interim president Michel Djotodia. Physical description: hair colour: black; height: 180cm; belongs to the Fulani ethnic group. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Reportedly deceased as at 11 October 2015.

The Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summary of reasons for listing of the above name, at the following URL:  https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/2127/sanctions-list-materials/summaries.

An updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL:  https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/2127/sanctions-list-materials.

The Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List is also updated following all changes made to the Committee’s Sanctions List.  An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL:  https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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