# Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 of 7 May 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan and repealing Decision 2014/449/CFSP, Annex II: List of persons and entities referred to in point (b) of Article 3(1) and point (b) of Article 6(1)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
2.
Michael Makuei Leuth
DoB: 1947.
PoB: Bor, South Sudan; Bor, Sudan.
Michael Makuei Leuth has held the position of Minister for Information and Broadcasting since 2013 and has been the public spokesman for the government delegation to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peace talks. Makuei has obstructed the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) of August 2015 through inflammatory public statements and obstructing the work of the ARCSS Joint Monitoring Evaluation Committee and the establishment of the ARCSS Transitional Justice Institutions. He has also obstructed the operations of the UN's Regional Protection Force (RPF). Makuei is also responsible for serious violations of human rights, including restrictions on freedom of expression.
3.2.2018

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/740/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-740/annex-II
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