Sanctions Committee Concerning Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Adds One Individual to Assets Freeze, Travel Ban List

 

On 12 October 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo added the following individual to the List of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 13 and 15 of resolution 1596 (2005), as renewed by paragraph 3 of resolution 1952 (2010):

Name (last/first):  MUKULU, Jamil.  Aliases: Professor Musharaf; Steven Alirabaki; David Kyagulanyi; Musezi Talengelanimiro; Mzee Tutu; Abdullah Junjuaka; Alilabaki Kyagulanyi; Hussein Muhammad; Nicolas Luumu; Talengelanimiro; Date of Birth (DOB): 1965; Alt. DOB:  January 1, 1964.  Place of Birth (POB):   Ntoke Village, Ntenjeru Sub County, Kayunga District, Uganda.  Passport/Identifying information: Title:  Head of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF); Alt. Title:  Commander, Allied Democratic Forces; Nationality:  Ugandan.

Designation/Justification:  According to open-source and official reporting, including the UNSC DRC Sanctions Committee’s Group of Experts’ reports, Mr. Jamil Mukulu is the military leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a foreign armed group operating in the DRC that impedes the disarmament and voluntary repatriation or resettlement of ADF combatants, as described in paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1857 (2008).

The UNSC DRC Sanction Committee’s Group of Experts has reported that Mukulu has provided leadership and material support to the ADF, an armed group operating in the territory of the DRC.

According to multiple sources including the UNSC DRC Sanctions Committee’s Group of Experts’ reports, Jamil Mukulu has also continued to exercise influence over the policies, provided financing, and maintained direct command and control over the activities of, ADF forces in the field, including overseeing links with international terrorist networks.

The Committee will continue to update the List on a regular basis.  The updated List (dated 12 October 2011) will be available at the following link:  www.un.org/sc/committees/1533/pdf/1533_list.pdf.

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