Annex List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 1 and 2
United Kingdom
| Name | Identifying information | Grounds for designation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F11. | Godefroid BIZIMANA | Gender: Male DOB: 23.4.1968 POB: Nyagaseke, Mabayi, Cibitoke Burundian nationality. Passport number: DP0001520 | ‘ Chargé de missions de la Présidence ’ and former Deputy Director-General of the National Police. On 31 December 2019 , Mr Bizimana was promoted to the rank of Chief Police Commissioner. Responsible for undermining democracy by making operational decisions that have led to a disproportionate use of force and acts of violent repression towards peaceful demonstrations that started on 26 April 2015 following the announcement of the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza. |
| 2. | Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA alias NDAKUGARIKA | Gender: Male DOB: 1.8.1970 Burundian nationality. Passport number: DP0000761 | Minister of the Interior, Community Development and Public Security as of June 2020. Former head of Cabinet of the Presidential Administration (Présidence) responsible for matters relating to the National Police between May 2013 and November 2019, and former Director-General of the National Intelligence Service between November 2019 and June 2020. Responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi by issuing instructions that led to a disproportionate use of force, acts of violence, acts of repression and violations of international human rights law against protestors demonstrating from 26 April 2015 onwards, following the announcement of the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza, including on 26 , 27 and 28 April 2015 in the Nyakabiga and Musaga districts of Bujumbura. |
| F23. | X1Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA alias KAZUNGU | DOB: 6.3.1956 ; 2.1.1967 POB: Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi, Bujumbura-Rural Province, Burundi Registration number (SNR): O/00064 Burundian nationality. Passport number: OP0053090 | Officer of the National Intelligence Service. Responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi by inciting violence and acts of repression during the demonstrations that started on 26 April 2015 following the announcement of the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza. Responsible for helping to train, coordinate and arm the Imbonerakure paramilitary militias, including outside Burundi, who are responsible for acts of violence, repression and serious human rights abuses in Burundi. |
| 4. | Léonard NGENDAKUMANA | DOB: 24.11.1968 Burundian nationality. Passport number: DP0000885 | Former ‘Chargé de Missions de la Présidence’ and former army general. Responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi by participating in the attempted coup d'état of 13 May 2015 to overthrow the Burundi Government. Responsible for acts of violence — grenade attacks — committed in Burundi, as well as for incitement to violence. General Léonard Ngendakumana publicly supported violence as a means to achieve political goals. |
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