Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 504/2011

of 23 May 2011

implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the

situation in Syria

measures against Syria (2), additional persons should be

included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject

to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation

(EU) No 442/2011.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 of

9 May 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the

situation in Syria (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

(3)

The information relating to certain persons included in

the list in Annex II to that Regulation should be updated,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU)

No 442/2011.

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 shall be replaced by

the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2)

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria and in

accordance with Council Implementing Decision

2011/302/CFSP of 23 May 2011 implementing

Decision

2011/273/CFSP

concerning

restrictive

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi­

cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2011.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

(1) OJ L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 1.

(2) See page 91 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

LIST OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4

Persons

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of

listing

1.

Bashar Al-Assad

Born on 11 September 1965

in Damascus;

diplomatic passport No.

D1903

President of the Republic; person authorising

and supervising the crackdown on demon­

strators.

23.05.2011

2.

Maher (a.k.a. Mahir)

Al-Assad

Born on 8 December 1967;

diplomatic passport No.

4138

Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured

Division, member of Baath Party Central

Command, strongman of the Republican

Guard; brother of President Bashar AlAssad; principal overseer of violence

against demonstrators.

23.05.2011

3.

Ali Mamluk (a.k.a.

Mamlouk)

Born on 19 February 1946

in Damascus;

diplomatic passport No. 983

Head of Syrian General Intelligence Direc­

torate (GID); involved in violence against

demonstrators.

23.05.2011

4.

Muhammad Ibrahim

Al-Sha’ar (a.k.a.

Mohammad Ibrahim

Al-Chaar)

Minister of Interior; involved in violence

against demonstrators.

23.05.2011

5.

Atej (a.k.a Atef, Atif)

Najib

Former Head of the Political Security Direc­

torate in Deraa; cousin of President Bashar

Al-Assad; involved in violence against

demonstrators.

23.05.2011

6.

Hafiz Makhluf (a.k.a.

Hafez Makhlouf)

Born on 2 April 1971 in

Damascus;

diplomatic passport No.

2246

Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intel­

ligence Directorate, Damascus Branch;

cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; close

to Maher Al-Assad; involved in violence

against demonstrators.

23.05.2011

7.

Muhammad Dib

Zaytun

(a.k.a.Mohammed

Dib Zeitoun)

Born on 20 May 1951 in

Damascus;

diplomatic passport No.

D000001300

Head of Political Security Directorate;

involved in violence against demonstrators.

23.05.2011

8.

Amjad Al-Abbas

Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved

in violence against demonstrators in Baida.

23.05.2011

9.

Rami Makhlouf

Born on 10 July 1969 in

Damascus,

passport No. 454 224

Syrian businessman; associate of Maher AlAssad; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad;

provides funding to the regime allowing

violence against demonstrators.

23.05.2011

10.

Abd Al-Fatah

Qudsiyah

Born in 1953 in Hama;

diplomatic passport No.

D0005788

Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI);

involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population.

23.05.2011

11.

Jamil Hassan

Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence;

involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population.

23.05.2011

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Identifying information

Reasons

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Date of

listing

12.

Rustum Ghazali

Born on 3 May 1953 in

Dara’a;

diplomatic passport No.

D000000887

Head of Syrian Military Intelligence,

Damascus Countryside Branch; involved in

the crackdown on the civilian population.

23.05.2011

13.

Fawwaz Al-Assad

Born on 18 June 1962 in

Kerdala;

passport No. 88238

Involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population as part of the Shabiha militia.

23.05.2011

14.

Munzir Al-Assad

Born on 1 March 1961 in

Lattakia;

passport No. 86449 and No.

842 781

Involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population as part of the Shabiha militia.

23.05.2011

15.

Asif Shawkat

Born on 15 January 1950 in

Al-Madehleh, Tartus

Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and

Reconnaissance; involved in the crackdown

on the civilian population.

23.05.2011

16.

Hisham Ikhtiyar

Born in 1941

Head of Syrian National Security Bureau;

involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population.

23.05.2011

17.

Faruq Al Shar’

Born on 10 December 1938

Vice-President of Syria; involved in the

crackdown on the civilian population.

23.05.2011

18.

Muhammad Nasif

Khayrbik

Born on 10 April 1937 (alt.

20 May 1937) in Hama,

diplomatic passport No.

0002250

Deputy Vice-President of Syria for National

Security Affairs; involved in the crackdown

on the civilian population.

23.05.2011

19.

Mohamed Hamcho

Born on 20 May 1966;

passport No. 002954347

Brother-in-law of Maher Al-Assad; busi­

nessman and local agent for several foreign

companies; provides funding to the regime

allowing the crackdown on demonstrators.

23.05.2011

20.

Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad)

Makhlouf

Born on 21 January 1973 in

Damascus;

passport No. N001820740

Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer

involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population.

23.05.2011

21.

Bassam Al Hassan

Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs;

involved in the crackdown on the civilian

population.

23.05.2011

22.

Dawud Rajiha

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces

responsible for the military involvement in

the crackdown on peaceful protesters.

23.05.2011

23.

Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab,

Iehab) Makhlouf

Vice-President of SyriaTel and caretaker for

Rami Makhlouf's US company; provides

funding to the regime allowing the

crackdown on demonstrators.

23.05.2011’

Born on 21 January 1973 in

Damascus;

passport no. N002848852

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