Omar Mahamat

Central African Republic; Congo

Martin Koumtamadji founded the FDPC in 2005. He joined the Séléka coalition in December 2012 before leaving it in April 2013 after the rebels took power in Bangui. After being arrested in Cameroon, he was then transferred to Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. He always remained in command of his troops on the ground in the CAR even when he was in Brazzaville before returning to the CAR (between November 2014 and 2019).

1965-03-03; 1965-10-05

Kabo, Central African Republic; Kobo, Central African Republic; Ndïnaba, Chad

Am Dafock, Vakaga prefecture, Central African Republic; Ndjamena, Chad, (since his arrest in November 2019)

06FBO2262 (passport-National passport) (on 2007-02-22 valid to 2012-02-21 diplomatic)(CAR diplomatic passport); SA0020249 (passport-National passport) (on 2019-01-22 valid to 2022-01-21)(Congo service passport number)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.260.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2020:260:TOC

Activity-based reason

EU

2020/1171 (OJ L260)

(UN ID: CFi.013)\n(Date of UN designation: 2020-04-20)

2020-08-10

EU

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

UN

Central African Republic

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Prohibition to satisfy claims, Restrictions on admission

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them; - It is prohibited to satisfy claims made by the persons listed in Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected by the measures imposed by the same regulation; - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP.

On 5 December 2013, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2127 (2013), which imposes an arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR). The EU implemented this decision on 23 December 2013. On 28 January 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2134 (2014) imposing also targeted restrictive measures on persons or entities that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, or that fuel violence. Derogations to the restrictive measures are possible as well as exemptions for humanitarian purposes.