Last Updated: January 19, 2026
PETER GADET
Aliases
Peter Gadet Yaak; Peter Gatdet Yaak; Peter Gadet Yak; Peter Gatdeet Yaka; Peter Gatdet Yaka
Position
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO)
DoB
1957; 1959; 1958
Other Information
Appointed the SPLA-IO’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations on December 21, 2014. Forces under his command targeted civilians, including women, in April 2014 during an assault on Bentiu, including targeted killings on the basis of ethnicity. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5879076
Date of listing
2015-07-01
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
South Sudan
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 South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to South Sudan continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous A...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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