Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/559 of 6 April 2021 implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/559 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The persons listed below shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 356/2010: I. Persons ‘18. Abukar Ali Adan (alias: a) Abukar Ali Aden; b) Ibrahim Afghan; c) Sheikh Abukar) Designation : Deputy leader of Al-Shabaab Date of Birth : a) 1972; b) 1971; c) 1973 Date of UN designation : 26 February 2021 Other information : Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as “Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.” Abukar Ali Adan is also associated with Al-Qaida affiliates, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP – QDe.129) and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM – Qde.014). 19. Maalim Ayman (alias: a) Ma’alim Ayman; b) Mo’alim Ayman; c) Nuh Ibrahim Abdi; d) Ayman Kabo; e) Abdiaziz Dubow Ali) Designation : Founder and leader of Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabaab unit conducting attacks and operations in Kenya and Somalia Date of Birth : a) 1973; b) 1983 Place of Birth : Kenya Address: a) Kenya/Somalia border; b) Badamadow, Lower Juba Region, Somalia Date of UN designation : 26 February 2021 Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as “Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.” Maalim Ayman helped with preparations for the 5 January 2020 attack on Camp Simba in Lamu County, Kenya. 20. Mahad Karate (alias: a) Mahad Mohamed Ali Karate; b) Mahad Warsame Qalley Karate; c) Abdirahim Mohamed Warsame) Date of Birth : Between 1957 and 1962 Place of Birth : Xararadheere, Somalia Address: Somalia Date of UN designation : 26 February 2021 Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as “Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.” Mahad Karate played a key role in the Amniyat, the wing of al-Shabaab responsible for the recent attack on Garissa University College in Kenya that resulted in nearly 150 deaths. The Amniyat is al-Shabaab’s intelligence wing, which plays a key role in the execution of suicide attacks and assassinations in Somalia, Kenya, and other countries in the region, and provides logistics and support for al-Shabaab’s terrorist activities.’

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