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Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011
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| 18. | GHWELL, Khalifa a.k.a. AL GHWEIL, Khalifa AL-GHAWAIL, Khalifa GHAWIL, Khalifa Mohamed | d.o.b. 1 January 1956 or 1 January 1951 Place of birth: Misurata, Libya Nationality: Libya Passport: A005465 (Libya), issued 12 April 2015, expired 11 April 2017 and J690P666 (Libya), issued 12 June 2016, expires 11 June 2024 Gender: male Address: Qasr Ahmed Street, Misurata, Libya | Khalifa Ghwell was the so-called ‘Prime Minister and Defence Minister’ of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (‘GNC’) (also known as the ‘National Salvation Government’), and as such was responsible for their activities. On 7 July 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force with GNC ‘President’ Nuri Abu Sahmain. As GNC ‘Prime Minister’, Ghwell has played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA established under the Libya Political Agreement. On 15 January 2016, in his capacity as the Tripoli GNC’s ‘Prime Minister and Minister of Defence’, Ghwell ordered the arrest of any members of the new Security Team, appointed by the Prime Minister Designate of the Government of National Accord, who set foot in Tripoli. On 31 August 2016 he ordered the ‘Prime Minister’ and the ‘Defence Minister’ of the ‘National Salvation Government’ to return to work after the HoR had rejected the GNA. | 1.4.2016 |
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| 19. | ABU SAHMAIN, Nuri a.k.a. BOSAMIN, Nori BO SAMIN, Nuri | d.o.b. 16.5.1956 Place of birth: Zouara/Zuwara, Libya | Nuri Abu Sahmain used to be the so-called ‘President’ of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress (‘GNC’) (also known as the ‘National Salvation Government’), and as such is responsible for their activities. As GNC ‘President’, Nuri Abu Sahmain has played a central role in obstructing and opposing theLibyan Political Agreement and the establishment of the Government of National Accord (‘GNA’). On 15 December 2015 Sahmain called for the postponement of the Libya Political Agreement scheduled to be agreed at a meeting on 17 December. On 16 December 2015 Sahmain issued a statement that the GNC did not authorise any of its members to participate in the meeting or sign the Libya Political Agreement. On 1 January 2016 Sahmain rejected the Libyan Political Agreement in talks with the United Nations Special Representative. | 1.4.2016 |
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| 20. | AL-WERFALLI, Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf a.k.a. AL-WARFALLI, Mahmud | Date of birth: 1978 Place of birth: Werfalla Tribe, West of Libya or Elrseefa (Bani Walid) Gender: male | Mahmoud al-Werfalli serves as a commander (lieutenant) of the Benghazi-based al‐Saiqa Brigade. In this role, al-Werfalli is responsible for and has directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuses including killings and executions. Al-Werfalli has been linked to the killing of thirty-three persons between June 2016 and July 2017 in several incidents as well as a mass execution of ten persons on 24 January 2018. | 21.9.2020 |
| 21. | DIAB, Moussa a.k.a. DIAB, Mousa | Gender: male | Moussa Diab is responsible for and has directly engaged in serious human rights abuses including human trafficking and the kidnapping, raping and killing of migrants and refugees. He held migrants and refugees in captivity in an illegal detention camp near Bani Walid, where they were treated in an inhuman and degrading manner. Several migrants and refugees were killed when they tried to escape from the detention camp. | 21.9.2020 |
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| 14. | Capitana Seas Limited | | BVI-incorporated entity owned by Saadi Qadhafi Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | 12.4.2011 |
| 15. | Kinloss Property Limited | Woodbourne Hall, PO Box 3162, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Other Info: Reg no 1534407 (BVI) | BVI-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | 12.4.2011 |
| 16. | Baroque Investments Limited | c/o ILS Fiduciaries (IOM) Ltd, First Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man Other info: Reg no 59058C (IOM) | IOM-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | 12.4.2011 |
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| 17. | Sigma Airlines a.k.a. Sigma Aviation; Air Sigma | Address: Markov Str. 11 050013, Almaty, Kazakhstan Tel.: +77272922305 Website: https://airsigma.pro/ Registered under name: Kenesbayev Umirbek Zharmenovich | Sigma Airlines is a commercial cargo air company which operates aircrafts found to have violated the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333. The UN has identified Sigma Airlines as one of the commercial air cargo providers operating in non-compliance with the UN embargo on the transfer of military material to Libya. | 21.9.2020 |
| 18. | Avrasya Shipping | Address: Liman Mh. Gezi Cd. No:22/3 İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey Tel.: +90 549 720 1748 E-mail: info@avrasyashipping.com Website: http://www.avrasyashipping.com/iletisim | Avrasya Shipping is a maritime company which operates a vessel called Cirkin found to have violated the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333. In particular, the Cirkin has been linked to transports of military material to Libya in May and June 2020. | 21.9.2020 |
| 19. | Med Wave Shipping | Address: Office 511, 5th Floor, Baraka Building, Dauwar Al-Waha, Jordan; Adel Al-Hojrat building n<sup>°</sup>3, 1st Floor, opposite Swefieh, Mall-Swefieh Po Box 850880 Amman, 11185 Jordan; Ground Floor, Orient Queen Homes Building, John Kennedy, Ras Beirut, Lebanon Tel.: +962787064121; +96265865550; +96265868550 E-mail: operation@medwave.co | Med Wave Shipping is a maritime company which operates a vessel called Bana found to have violated the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333. In particular, the Bana has been linked to transports of military material to Libya in January 2020. | 21.9.2020 |
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