Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1429 of 15 July 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti
Date: 2025-07-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Haiti, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








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2025/1429


15.7.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1429
         
of 15 July 2025
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 of 25 November 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 25 November 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319.












(2)


On 28 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1574 (2), which amended Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319, thereby establishing a dedicated framework for targeted restrictive measures against natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Haiti and for actions that undermine democracy or the rule of law in Haiti, as well as against natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them.












(3)


In its conclusions of 17 October 2024, the European Council stated that it remained extremely concerned about the situation in Haiti and called for new targeted sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for violence, with the objective of helping to restore peace, security, stability, democracy and the rule of law in Haiti.












(4)


In view of the deteriorating political, economic, security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, including the results of escalating gang violence, the unremitting serious human rights abuses committed by gangs, and the continuing impunity for the perpetrators, three persons should be added to the list of natural persons subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319.












(5)


Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Brussels, 15 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

K. KALLAS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 135, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/2319/oj.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1574 of 28 July 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti (OJ L 192, 31.7.2023, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1574/oj).




ANNEX
In Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319, the following entries are added to the table under the heading ‘A. List of natural persons referred to in Article 2a(1) and in Article 3a(1)’:










 


Name


Identifying information


Statement of reasons


Date of listing




‘4.


Micanor ALTÈS
a.k.a. Monel Felix, Micanord;
Mikano;
Wa Mikanò; King Micanor;
Alfred Mones


Function: Wharf Jérémie gang leader
Nationality: Haitian
Gender: male
Address: Neighbourhood of Wharf Jérémie, near La Saline, Port-au-Prince, Haiti


Micanor Altès is the leader of the Wharf Jérémie gang. Wharf Jérémie is a coastal neighbourhood in the La Saline area of Port-au-Prince. This zone has been under the control of the gang led by Micanor Altès for over a decade.
Under his command, the gang is responsible for the massacre of 207 people between 6 and 11 December, 2024 in the Wharf Jérémie district. The massacre occurred after the death of Altès’ new born son from an unknown illness. Convinced that elderly Voodoo practitioners in the area under his control had cast a spell on his child, the gang leader ordered the execution of all inhabitants over 60 practicing Voodoo, after kidnapping them.
Micanor Altès is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haïti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks.


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5.


Christ-Roi CHÉRY
a.k.a. Kris-La; Krisla; Chrisla; Chrislat


Function: Ti Bwa gang leader (affiliated with Viv Ansanm/G9 Coalition of gangs)
Nationality: Haitian
Gender: male
Address: Commune of Carrefour, Metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, Haiti


Christ-Roi Chéry is the leader of the Ti Bwa gang, which is affiliated with the Viv Ansanm (also called G9) coalition of gangs in Haiti.
Since February 2024, the Ti Bwa gang has controlled the commune of Carrefour.
Under Christ-Roi Chéry’s command, the Ti Bwa gang is engaged in violence and criminal activities in Haiti, including murder, robbery, rape, hijacking of goods and trucks, extortion, targeted assassinations and drugs trafficking.
Christ-Roi Chéry is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haiti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks that promote violence, including forcible recruitment of children by such groups and networks, kidnappings, homicides and sexual and gender-based violence.


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6.


Jeff LAROSE
a.k.a. Jeff; Gwo Lwa; Taliban


Function: Canaan gang leader
(affiliated with G-Pép and Viv Ansanm coalitions of gangs)
Nationality: Haitian
Gender: male
Address: Canaan, Metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, Haiti


Jeff Larose is the leader of the Canaan gang, which is affiliated with the G-Pép and Viv Ansanm coalitions of gangs in Haiti.
The Canaan gang controls the localities of Canaan, Onaville, Jerusalem, Corail, Rosemberg, Lilavois, Bon Repos, all located in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. The gang extended its control over its original territory and also operates in Mirebalais (Centre department).
Under Jeff Larose’s command, the Canaan gang is engaged in violence and criminal activities in Haiti, including kidnapping, land appropriation, rape, home burglary, hijacking of goods and vehicles, ransoming, murder and drug trafficking.
Jeff Larose is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haiti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks that promote violence, including forcible recruitment of children by such groups and networks, kidnappings, homicides and sexual and gender-based violence.


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