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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1333/annex-II/division-A",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1333",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1333",
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  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Persons",
  "text": "Name\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n2.\nABU SHAARIYA\nPosition: Deputy Head, External Security Organisation\nBrother-in-law of Muammar Qadhafi.\nProminent member of the Qadhafi regime and as such closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n28.2.2011\n3.\nALSHARGAWI, Bashir Saleh Bashir\nDate of birth: 1946\nPlace of birth: Traghen\nHead of Cabinet of Muammar Qadhafi. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n28.2.2011\n4.\nTOHAMI, General Khaled\nDate of birth: 1946\nPlace of birth: Genzur\nFormer director of Internal Security Office.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n28.2.2011\n5.\nFARKASH, Mohammed Boucharaya\nDate of birth: 1 July 1949\nPlace of birth: Al-Bayda\nFormer director of intelligence in External Security Office.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n28.2.2011\n6.\nEL-KASSIM ZOUAI, Mohamed Abou\nFormer Secretary General of the General People's Congress.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n7.\nAL-MAHMOUDI, Baghdadi\nPrime Minister of Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n8.\nHIJAZI, Mohamad Mahmoud\nMinister for Health and Environment in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n9.\nHOUEJ, Mohamad Ali\nDate of birth: 1949\nPlace of birth: Al-Azizia (near Tripoli)\nMinister for Industry, Economy and Trade in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n10.\nAL-GAOUD, Abdelmajid\nDate of birth: 1943\nMinister for Agriculture, Animal and Maritime Resources in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n11.\nAL-CHARIF, Ibrahim Zarroug\nMinister for Social Affairs in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n12.\nFAKHIRI, Abdelkebir Mohamad\nDate of birth: 4 May 1963\nPassport number: B/014965 (expired end 2013)\nMinister for Education, Higher Education and Research in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n13.\nMANSOUR, Abdallah\nDate of birth: 8.7.1954\nPassport number: B/014924 (expired end 2013)\nFormer close collaborator of Colonel Qadhafi, former senior role in security services and director of radio and television.\nClosely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.\n21.3.2011\n15.\nGHWELL, Khalifa\na.k.a. AL GHWEIL, Khalifa\nAL-GHAWAIL, Khalifa\nGHAWIL, Khalifa Mohamed\nd.o.b. 1 January 1956 or 1 January 1951\nPlace of birth: Misurata, Libya\nNationality: Libya\nPassport: A005465 (Libya), issued 12 April 2015 , expired 11 April 2017\nand\nJ690P666 (Libya), issued 12 June 2016 , expires 11 June 2024\nGender: male\nAddress: Qasr Ahmed Street, Misurata, Libya\nKhalifa Ghwell was the so-called ‘ Prime Minister and Defence Minister ’ of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress ( ‘ GNC ’ ) (also known as the ‘ National Salvation Government ’ ), and as such was responsible for their activities.\nOn 7 July 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force with GNC ‘ President ’ Nuri Abu Sahmain.\nAs GNC ‘ Prime Minister ’ , Ghwell has played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA established under the Libya Political Agreement.\nOn 15 January 2016 , in his capacity as the Tripoli GNC’s ‘ Prime Minister and Minister of Defence ’ , Ghwell ordered the arrest of any members of the new Security Team, appointed by the Prime Minister Designate of the Government of National Accord, who set foot in Tripoli.\nOn 31 August 2016 he ordered the ‘ Prime Minister ’ and the ‘ Defence Minister ’ of the ‘ National Salvation Government ’ to return to work after the HoR had rejected the GNA.\n1.4.2016\n17.\nAL-WERFALLI, Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf\na.k.a. AL-WARFALLI, Mahmud\nDate of birth: 1978\nPlace of birth: Werfalla Tribe, West of Libya or Elrseefa (Bani Walid)\nGender: male\nMahmoud al-Werfalli serves as a commander (lieutenant) of the Benghazi-based al-Saiqa Brigade. In this role, al-Werfalli is responsible for and has directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuses including killings and executions.\nAl-Werfalli has been linked to the killing of thirty-three persons between June 2016 and July 2017 in several incidents as well as a mass execution of ten persons on 24 January 2018 .\n21.9.2020\n18.\nDIAB, Moussa\na.k.a. DIAB, Mousa\nGender: male\nMoussa Diab is responsible for and has directly engaged in serious human rights abuses including human trafficking and the kidnapping, raping and killing of migrants and refugees.\nHe held migrants and refugees in captivity in an illegal detention camp near Bani Walid, where they were treated in an inhuman and degrading manner. Several migrants and refugees were killed when they tried to escape from the detention camp.\n21.9.2020\n19.\nYevgeniy Viktorovich PRIGOZHIN\n(Евгений Викторович Пригожин)\nDate of birth: 1 June 1961\nPlace of birth: Leningrad (St. Petersburg)\nNationality: Russian\nGender: male\nYevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian businessman with close links, including financially, to the private military company Wagner Group.\nIn this way, Prigozhin is engaged in and providing support for Wagner Group’s activities in Libya, which threaten the country’s peace, stability and security.\nIn particular, Wagner Group is involved in multiple and repeated breaches of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and transposed in article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, including delivery of arms as well as deployment of mercenaries into Libya in support of the Libya National Army. Wagner Group has participated in multiple military operations against the UN-endorsed Government of National Accord and has contributed to damaging the stability of Libya and undermining a peaceful process.\n15.10.2020",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Deleted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/1299 of 31 July 2019 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Deleted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1086 of 30 July 2018 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1086 of 30 July 2018 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Deleted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/1694 of 20 September 2016 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Deleted by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1385 of 1 October 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1755 of 30 September 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1137 of 30 July 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Inserted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1310 of 21 September 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Inserted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1483 of 14 October 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya."
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