Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/403 of 7 March 2017 implementing Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Date: 2017-03-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








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9.3.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 63/15








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/403
of 7 March 2017
         
implementing Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 of 3 May 2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 3 May 2012 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 377/2012.












(2)


The United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2048 (2012) has updated the information concerning 11 persons subject to restrictive measures.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2017.


For the Council


The President

L. GRECH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 119, 4.5.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, the entries concerning the persons listed below are replaced by the following entries:









 


Name


Identifying information (date and place of birth (d.o.b. and p.o.b.), passport/ID card number, etc.)


Grounds for listing


Date of designation




1.


António INJAI
(a.k.a. ‘António INDJAI’)


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
d.o.b.: 20.1.1955
p.o.b.: Encheia, Sector de Bissorá, Região de Oio, Guiné-Bissau
Parentage: Wasna Injai (father's name) and Quiritche Cofte (mother's name)
Designation: a) Lieutenant-General b) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Passport: Diplomatic passport No AAID00435
Date of issue: 18.2.2010
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 18.2.2013
Date of UN designation: 18.05.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782445


António Injai was personally involved in planning and leading the mutiny of 1 April 2010, culminating with the illegal apprehension of the Prime Minister, Carlo Gomes Junior, and the then Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, José Zamora Induta; during the 2012 electoral period, in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Injai made statements threatening to overthrow the elected authorities and to put an end to the electoral process; António Injai has been involved in the operational planning of the coup d'état of 12 April 2012. In the aftermath of the coup, the first communiqué by the ‘Military Command’ was issued by the Armed Forces General Staff, which is led by General Injai.


3.5.2012




2.


Mamadu TURE (a.k.a. ‘N'Krumah’)


Nationality — Guinea-Bissau
d.o.b. 26.4.1947
Designation: a) Major General b) Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Diplomatic Passport No DA0002186
Date of issue: 30.3.2007
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 26.8.2013
Date of UN designation: 18.05.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782456


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012.


3.5.2012




3.


Estêvão NA MENA


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
d.o.b. 7.3.1956
Designation: Inspector-General of the Armed Forces
Date of UN designation: 18.05.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782449


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012.


3.5.2012




4.


Ibraima CAMARÁ
(a.k.a. ‘Papa Camará’)


Nationality — Guinea-Bissau
d.o.b. 11.5.1964
Parentage: Suareba Camará (father's name) and Sale Queita (mother's name)
Designation: a) Brigadier-General b) Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Diplomatic Passport No AAID00437
Date of Issue: 18.2.2010
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 18.2.2013
Date of UN designation: 18.05.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5781782


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012.


3.5.2012




5.


Daba NAUALNA
(a.k.a. ‘Daba Na Walna’)


Nationality — Guinea-Bissau
d.o.b. 6.6.1966
Parentage: Samba Naualna (Father's name) and In-Uasne Nanfafe (Mother's name)
Designation: a) Lieutenant-Colonel b) Spokesperson of the ‘Military Command’
Passport No SA 0000417
Date of issue: 29.10.2003
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 10.3.2013
Date of UN designation: 18.05.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782452


Spokesperson of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012.


3.5.2012




9.


Cranha DANFÁ


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 5.3.1957
Designation: a) Colonel b) Head of Operations of the Armed Forces Joint Staff
Passport: AAIN29392
Date of issue: 29.9.2011
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 29.9.2016
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782442


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012. Close advisor to Armed Forces Chief of Staff António Injai.


1.6.2012




11.


Sanha CLUSSÉ


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 28.9.1965
Parentage: Clusse Mutcha (Father's name) and Dalu Imbungue (Mother's name)
Designation: a) Captain (Navy) b) Acting Navy Chief of Staff
Passport: SA 0000515
Date of issue: 8.12.2003
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 29.8.2013
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782435


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012. Very close to António Injai. Sanha Clussé integrated the ‘Military Command’ delegation that met with ECOWAS in Abidjan on 26 April 2012.


1.6.2012




12.


Júlio NHATE


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 28.9.1965
Designation: a) Lieutenant-colonel b) Commander of the Paratroops Regiment
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782454


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012. A loyal ally of António Injai, Lt. Col. Júlio Nhate has the material responsibility for the 12 April 2012 coup, having conducted the military operation.


1.6.2012




13.


Tchipa NA BIDON


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 28.5.1954
Parentage: ‘Nabidom’
Designation: a) Lieutenant-colonel b) Head of Intelligence
Passport: Diplomatic Passport DA0001564
Date of issue: 30.11.2005
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 15.5.2011
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782446


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012.


1.6.2012




14.


Tcham NA MAN (a.k.a. Namam)


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 27.2.1953
Parentage: Biute Naman (Father's name) and Ndjade Na Noa (Mother's name)
Designation: a) Lieutenant-colonel b) Head of the Armed Forces Military Hospital
Passport: SA0002264
Date of issue: 24.7.2006
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 23.7.2009
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782448


Member of the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012. Also a member of the Military High Command (highest hierarchy of the Bissau-Guinean Armed Forces).


1.6.2012




16.


Idrissa DJALÓ (a.k.a.: Idriça Djaló)


Nationality: Guinea-Bissau
D.o.b.: 18 December 1954
Designation: a) Major b) Protocol advisor to the Armed Forces Chief of Staff c) Colonel d) Chief of Protocol of the Headquarters of the Armed Forces (subsequently)
Passport: AAISO40158
Date of issue: 12.10.2012
Place of issue: Guinea-Bissau
Date of expiry: 2.10.2015
Date of UN designation: 18.07.2012 (pursuant to para. 4 of UNSCR 2048 (2012))
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5782443


Point of Contact for the ‘Military Command’ which has assumed responsibility for the coup d'état of 12 April 2012 and one of its most active members. He was one of the first officers to publicly assume his affiliation to the ‘Military Command’, having signed one of its first communiqués (No 5, dated 13 April 2012). Major Djaló also belongs to the Military Intelligence.


18.7.2012