Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Isaac MOYOde-listed

Position

Director General, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)

Nationality

Zimbabwe

Official reason

There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Isaac Moyo, as Director General of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has been responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations in the context of the heavy crackdown on protests in January 2019 by state security forces. There are also reasonable grounds to suspect that in di...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2021-02-01

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Zimbabwe

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to Zimbabwe continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneou...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/604