Bi Sidi Soulemane

Central African Republic

President and self-proclaimed “general” of the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R)

1962-07-20

Bocaranga, Central African Republic

Male

Koui, Ouham-Pendé prefecture, Central African Republic

N°235/MISPAT/DIRCAB/DGPC/DGAEI/SI/SP (passport-National passport) (issued by Minister of Interior of the Central African Republic on 2019-03-15)(Laissez-passer no.)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.132.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A132%3ATOC

Activity-based reason

EU

2021/628 (OJ L132)

(UN ID: CFi.014)\n(Date of UN designation: 2020-08-05)\n(Reportedly killed during fighting in December 2020)

2021-04-19

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.