Article 1
Annex I and II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/2906 of 21 December 2023 implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/2906 of 21 December 2023 implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX (1) The following persons are added to the list of natural persons set out in Part a), ‘List of persons referred to in Article 3(1)’, of Annex I to Decision 2010/788/CFSP: ‘37. Bernard Maheshe BYAMUNGU ( alias: Tiger One) Designation: a) Brigadier General b) Deputy Commander of operations and intelligence for M23. Date of birth: 10 October 1974. Place of birth: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date of UN designation: 25 October 2023. Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7(c) and 7(h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes” and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of M23, he is involved in promulgating and supporting the armed group’s activities. He was promoted in January 2023 to Brigadier for the Congolese Revolutionary Army, the M23 armed branch. He was then appointed chief of staff and deputy to Sultani Makenga, and has validated the planning for every M23 operation in DRC since then. A warrant has been issued by Congolese authorities for his arrest. 38. Ruvugayimikore PROTOGÈNE ( alias : a) Ruhinda b) Gaby Ruhinda c) Zorro Midende d) Gatokarakura) Designation: Commander of the FDLR special unit, “Commando de recherche et d’action en profondeur”, (“CRAP”), now called Maccabe. Date of birth: a) 1968 b) 1969 c) 1970. Place of birth: a) Karandaryi Cell, Mwiyanike Sector, Karago Commune, Gisenyi Prefecture, Rwanda b) Nyabihu District, Western Province, Rwanda. Address: Nyiragongo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date of UN designation: 25 October 2023. Other information: Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7(b), 7(e), and 7(h) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups”; “planning, directing, or committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals”; and “acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As a leader of FDLR, he has effective command and control over that group’s combatants.’ (2) The following entries are deleted from the list set out in Section A, ‘Persons’, of Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP: 10. Ruvugayimikore PROTOGÈNE; 18. Bernard Maheshe BYAMUNGU.
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