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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1891 of 11 November 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1891 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

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ANNEX In Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063, entries 1, 3, 6, 10, 13, 15, 19 and 21 are replaced by the following: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘1. Néstor Luis Reverol Torres Date of birth: 28 October 1964 Gender: male Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace since 2016. Also appointed as Vice‐President of Public Works and Services and Executive Secretary of the Electrical General Staff in April 2019. Former Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture of (political) prisoners, and repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations, committed by security forces under his command. 22.1.2018 3. Tibisay LucenaRamírez Date of birth: 26 April 1959 Gender: female 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 failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution thereby facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly and the re‐election of Nicolás Maduro in May 2018 through presidential elections that were neither free nor fair. 22.1.2018 6. Tarek William Saab Halabi Date of birth: 10 September 1963 Place of birth: El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, Venezuela Gender: male 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 of Venezuela and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly. 22.1.2018 10. Jesús Rafael Suárez Chourio Date of birth: 19 July 1962 Gender: male Commander in Chief of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army and Chief of the General Staff to the Commander‐in‐Chief. Former General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army and former Commander of Venezuela’s Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central). Responsible for serious human rights violations by forces under his command during his tenure as General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army, including the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees. He has targeted the democratic opposition and supported the use of military courts to try civilian protestors. 25.6.2018 13. Elías José Jaua Milano Date of birth: 16 December 1969 Gender: male Former Minister of Popular Power for Education. Former President of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly. Responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela through his role in leading the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly. 25.6.2018 15. Freddy Alirio Bernal Rosales Date of birth: 16 June 1962 Place of birth: San Cristóbal, Táchira state, Venezuela Gender: male Head of the National Control Centre of the Committee for Local Supply and Production (CLAP) and Protector of Táchira State. Also a Commissioner General of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). As Head of the CLAP and Protector of Táchira State he can call upon Special Forces (FAES) and is able to influence appointments of judges and prosecutors. Responsible for undermining democracy through manipulation of CLAP programme distributions amongst voters. Additionally, as Commissioner General of SEBIN he is responsible for SEBIN’s activities which include serious human rights violations such as arbitrary detention. 25.6.2018 19. Nestor Neptali Blanco Hurtado Date of birth: 26 September 1982 ID number: V‐15222057 Gender: male Major in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), operated alongside officials in the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence ( Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) since at least December 2017. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees in DGCIM facilities. 27.9.2019 21. Carlos Alberto Calderon Chirinos ID number: V‐10352300 Gender: male Senior office holder (referred to as Commissioner, Director and Director General) in the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees in SEBIN facilities. In particular, he participated in and was responsible for acts of torture and the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees in El Helicoide, a SEBIN prison. 27.9.2019’

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