Council Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP of 23 January 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

24.1.2012

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/37/CFSP

of 23 January 2012

implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Having regard to Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP of

1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures against

Syria and repealing Decision 2011/273/CFSP (1) and in

particular Article 21(1) thereof,

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision

shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Decision

2011/782/CFSP.

Whereas:

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

(1)

(2)

On 1 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision

2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against

Syria.

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, additional

persons and entities should be included in the list of

persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as

set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP,

(1) OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 56.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2012.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

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ANNEX

Persons and entities referred to in Article 1

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Brigadier

General

Jawdat

Ibrahim Safi

Commander of 154th Regiment

Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in

and

around

Damascus, including

Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma.

23.1.2012

2.

Major General

Muhammad

Ali Durgham

Commander in 4th Division

Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in

and

around

Damascus, including

Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma

23.1.2012

3.

Major General

Ramadan

Mahmoud

Ramadan

Commander of 35th Special Forces

Regiment

Ordered troops to shoot protestors in

Baniyas and Deraa

23.1.2012

4.

Brigadier

General

Ahmed Yousef

Jarad

Commander of 132nd Brigade

Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in

Deraa, including the use of machine guns

and anti-aircraft guns.

23.1.2012

5.

Major General

Naim Jasem

Suleiman

Commander of the 3rd Division

Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors

in Douma.

23.1.2012

6.

Brigadier

General

Jihad

Mohamed

Sultan

Commander of 65th Brigade

Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors

in Douma

23.1.2012

7.

Major General

Fo'ad

Hamoudeh

Commander

of

operations in Idlib

Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors

in Idlib at the beginning of September

2011

23.1.2012

8.

Major General

Bader Aqel

Special Forces Commander

Gave the soldiers orders to pick up the

bodies and hand them over to the

mukhabarat and responsible for the

violence in Bukamal.

23.1.2012

9.

Brigadier

General

Ghassan Afif

Commander from the 45th

Regiment

Commander of military operations in

Homs, Baniyas and Idlib

23.1.2012

10. Brigadier

General

Mohamed

Maaruf

Commander from the 45th

Regiment

Commander of military operations in

Homs. Gave orders to shoot protestors

in Homs.

23.1.2012

11. Brigadier

General

Yousef Ismail

Commander of the 134th Brigade

Gave orders to troops to shoot at houses

and people on roofs during a funeral in

Talbiseh for protesters killed the previous

day.

23.1.2012

12. Brigadier

General

Jamal Yunes

Commander of the 555th Regiment.

Gave orders to troops to shoot at

protestors in Mo'adamiyeh.

23.1.2012

Gave orders to troops to shoot at

protestors in Al-Herak.

23.1.2012

13. Brigadier

General

Mohsin

Makhlouf

the

military

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14. Brigadier

General

Ali Dawwa

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Date of listing

Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors

in Al-Herak

23.1.2012

15. Brigadier

General

Mohamed

Khaddor

Commander of the 106th Brigade,

Presidential Guard

Gave orders to troops to beat the

protesters with sticks and then arrest

them. Responsible for repression of

peaceful protestors in Douma.

23.1.2012

16. Major General

Suheil Salman

Hassan

Commander of 5th Division

Gave orders to troops to shoot at the

protesters in Deraa Governorate.

23.1.2012

17. Wafiq Nasser

Head of Suwayda Regional Branch

(Department of Military Intelligence)

As Head of the Suwayda branch of the

Department for Military Intelligence,

responsible for arbitrary detention and

torture of detainees in Suwayda.

23.1.2012

18. Ahmed Dibe

Head of Deraa Regional Branch

(General Security Directorate)

As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of

the

General

Security

Directorate,

responsible for arbitrary detention and

torture of detainees in Deraa.

23.1.2012

19. Makhmoud

al-Khattib

Head of Investigative Branch

(Political Security Directorate)

As Head of the Investigative Branch of

the

Political

Security

Directorate,

responsible for detention and torture of

detainees.

23.1.2012

20. Mohamed

Heikmat

Ibrahim

Head of Operations Branch (Political

Security Directorate)

As Head of the Operations Branch of the

Political Security Directorate, responsible

for detention and torture of detainees.

23.1.2012

21. Nasser Al-Ali

Head of Deraa Regional Branch

(Political Security Directorate)

As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of

the

Political

Security

Directorate,

responsible for detention and torture of

detainees.

23.1.2012

22. Mehran

(orMahran)

Khwanda

Owner of transport company

Qadmous Transport Co. Date of

birth 11.05.1938 Passports: No

3298 858, expired 09.05.2004, No

001452904, expires 29.11.2011,

No 006283523, expires

28.06.2017.

Provides logistical support to violent

repression of civilian population in areas

of operation of pro-government militias

involved in violence (shabihas).

23.1.2012

23. Industrial

Bank

Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 7th

Floor, Maysaloun Street,

P.O. Box 7572 Damascus, Syria.

Tel: +963 11-222-8200.

+963 11-222-7910

Fax: +963 11-222-8412

State-owned bank.

Provides financial support to the regime.

23.1.2012

24. Popular Credit

Bank

Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 6th

Floor, Maysaloun Street, Damascus,

Syria.

Tel: +963 11-222-7604.

+963 11-221-8376

Fax: +963 11-221-0124

State-owned bank.

Provides financial support to the regime.

23.1.2012

25. Saving Bank

Syria-Damascus – Merjah –

Al-Furat St.

P.O. Box: 5467

Fax: 224 4909 – 245 3471

Tel: 222 8403

e-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

State-owned bank.

Provides financial support to the regime.

23.1.2012

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Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

26. Agricultural

Cooperative

Bank

Agricultural

Cooperative

Bank

Building, Damascus Tajhez,

P.O. Box 4325, Damascus, Syria.

Tel: +963 11-221-3462;

+963 11-222-1393

Fax: +963 11-224-1261

Website: www.agrobank.org

State-owned bank.

Provides financial support to the regime.

23.1.2012

27. Syrian

Lebanese

Commercial

Bank

Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank

Building, 6th Floor, Makdessi Street,

Hamra,

P.O. Box 11-8701, Beirut,

Lebanaon.

Tel: +961 1-741666

Fax: +961 1-738228;

+961 1-753215;

+961 1-736629

Website: www.slcb.com.lb

Subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of

Syria already listed.

Provides financial support to the regime.

23.1.2012

28. Deir ez-Zur

Petroleum

Company

Dar Al Saadi Building 1st, 5th, and

6th Floor Zillat Street Mazza Area

P.O. Box 9120 Damascus Syria

Tel: +963 11-662-1175;

+963 11-662-1400

Fax: +963 11-662-1848

Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial

support to the regime.

23.1.2012

29. Ebla

Petroleum

Company

Head Office Mazzeh Villat Ghabia

Dar Es Saada 16 Damascus, Syria

Tel: +963 116691100

P.O. Box 9120

Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial

support to the regime.

23.1.2012

30. Dijla

Petroleum

Company

Building No. 653 – 1st Floor, Daraa

Highway,

P.O. Box 81, Damascus, Syria

Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial

support to the regime.

23.1.2012

قرار تنفيذي من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة 22 شخصًا وثمانية كيانات إلى عقوبات سورية، منهم وفيق ناصر وأحمد ديب، ومن الكيانات المصرف الصناعي ومصرف التسليف الشعبي ومصرف التوفير والمصرف الزراعي التعاوني.