Council Decision 2008/922/CFSP of 8 December 2008 implementing Common Position 2004/161/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe
Date: 2008-12-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, military equipment, natural person, technical cooperation

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III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL DECISION 2008/922/CFSP

of 8 December 2008

implementing Common Position 2004/161/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

persons
listed in the Annex to Common Position
2004/161/CFSP, by the adoption on 31 July 2008 of
Common Position 2008/632/CFSP (3).

Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/161/CFSP (1),
and in particular Article 6 thereof,
in conjunction with
Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the Council
By Common Position 2004/161/CFSP,
inter alia, to prevent the entry into
adopted measures,
or transit through the territories of Member States and
to freeze the funds and economic resources of members
of the Government of Zimbabwe and of natural or legal
persons, entities or bodies associated with them, and of
legal persons whose activities
any other natural or
for human
respect
seriously undermine democracy,
rights and the rule of
law in Zimbabwe, a list of
whom is set out in the Annex to the said Common
Position.

Following the violence organised and committed by the
Zimbabwean authorities during the presidential election
campaign in 2008, the Council decided to add certain
other persons and entities to the list set out in the Annex
to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP, by the adoption
on 22 July 2008 of Decision 2008/605/CFSP (2).

Given the violence organised and committed by the
Zimbabwean authorities and the continuing blocking of
the implementation of the political agreement signed on
15 September 2008, certain persons should be added to
the list set out
in the Annex to Common Position
2004/161/CFSP.

(5)

However, there is no longer any reason to keep one
person on the list set out in the Annex to Common
Position 2004/161/CFSP.

(6)

The Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP should
be revised accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons appearing in Annex I to this Decision shall be
in the Annex to Common Position

list

1.
added to the
2004/161/CFSP.

(3)

The Council also decided to reinforce the restrictive
measures on preventing the
transit
through the territories of Member States of the natural

entry into or

2.
The person appearing in Annex II to this Decision shall be
withdrawn from the list in the Annex to Common Position
2004/161/CFSP.

(1) OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 194, 23.7.2008, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 53.

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This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

B. KOUCHNER

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ANNEX I

Persons referred to in Article 1(1)

173. Newton Kachepa

Member of Parliament elect for Mudzi North, directly involved in the campaign of
terror waged before and after the elections

174. Major Kairo (alias Cairo)

Mhandu

ZNA, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the
elections

175. Brigadier General Sibusio

Bussie Moyo

ZNA, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the
elections

176. Brigadier General Richard

Ruwodo

Promoted on 12 August to the rank of Major General (retired); former Acting PUS
for Ministry of Defence, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before
and after the elections

177. Misheck Nyawani

Superintendent (retired), directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before
and after the elections

178. Columbus Mudonhi

Assistant Inspector ZRP, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before
and after the elections

179. Isaac Mumba

180. Martin Kwainona

181. Paul Mudzvova

Superintendent, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after
the elections

Assistant Commissioner, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before
and after the elections

SGT, directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the
elections

182. Martin Dinha

Provincial Governor for Mashonaland Central

183. Faber Chidarikire

Provincial Governor for Mashonaland West

ANNEX II

The person referred to in Article 1(2)

45. Makoni, Simbarashe

ZANU (PF) Politburo Deputy Secretary General
Minister of Finance), born 22.3.1950

for Economic Affairs (former

Member of the Politburo and as such with strong ties to the Government and its
policy.