Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Cherizier Jimmy

Aliases

Barbeque

Nationality

Haiti

Position

Former Police Officer

Date of birth

1977-03-30

Place of birth

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Address

16, Imp Manius, Delmas 40 B, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Reg. ID

National identification no: 001-843-989-7 (NIF – Haiti)

Other sanctions regimes

EU, UN

Official reason

Jimmy Cherizier (AKA “Barbeque”) has engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti and has planned, directed, or committed acts that constitute serious human rights abuses. Jimmy Cherizier is one of Haiti’s most influential gang leaders and leads an alliance of Haitian gangs known as the "G9 Family and Allies."

Sender

Additional info

art. 3, para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 4 (Travel ban), annex 1

Other Information

Designation: Former Police Officer; National identification no: 001-843-989-7 (NIF – Haiti)

Date of listing

2022-12-16

Program information

Authority

Program

Ordinance of 16 December 2022 on measures concerning Haiti (SR 946.231.139.4)

Regime

UN, Switzerland country specific

Target State

Haiti

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 16 December 2022 on measures concerning Haiti (SR 946.231.139.4). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and follow those of the European Union.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/823/de

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