Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/90 of 22 January 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

Article 1

Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 is amended as set out in 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 .

ANNEX

ANNEX
The following persons are added to the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074:
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘1.
Néstor Luis Reverol Torres
Date of birth: 28 October 1964
Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace; former Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard. Responsible for serious human rights violations and repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations.
22.1.2018
2.
Gustavo Enrique González López
Date of birth: 2 November 1960
Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Responsible for serious human rights violations (including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture) and repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela.
22.1.2018
3.
Tibisay Lucena Ramírez
Date of birth: 26 April 1959
President of the National Electoral Council ( Consejo Nacional Electoral – CNE). Her actions and policies have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly by failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution.
22.1.2018
4.
Antonio José Benavides Torres
Date of birth: 13 June 1961
Chief of the Capital District ( Distrito Capital ) Government. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. Involved in repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela.
22.1.2018
5.
Maikel José Moreno Pérez
Date of birth: 12 December 1965
President, and former Vice President, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela ( Tribunal Supremo de Justicia ). In these roles, he has supported and facilitated the Government's actions and policies which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and is responsible for actions and statements that have usurped the authority of the National Assembly.
22.1.2018
6.
Tarek William Saab Halabi
Date of birth: 10 September 1963
Venezuelan Attorney General appointed by the Constituent Assembly. In this role and previous roles as Ombudsman and President of the Republican Moral Council, he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela by publicly supporting actions against opponents of the Government and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly.
22.1.2018
7.
Diosdado Cabello Rondón
Date of birth: 15 April 1963
Member of the Constituent Assembly and First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Involved in undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by using the media to publicly attack and threaten political opposition, other media and civil society.
22.1.2018’

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/90 of 22 January 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

Schedules & Appendices

Cite this act