Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2575of 13 November 2023amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2575 of 13 November 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 of 25 November 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 135. , and in particular Article 4(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 25 November 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319. (2) On 20 October 2023, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee, established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 2653 (2022), updated the information relating to one person in the list set out in Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319. (3) Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2023. For the Council The President J. Borrell Fontelles

Annex

ANNEX In Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319, entry 1 is replaced by the following:

1. Jimmy CHERIZIER (a.k.a. Barbeque) has engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti and has planned, directed or committed acts that constitute serious human rights abuses. Jimmy Cherizier is one of Haiti’s most influential gang leaders and leads an alliance of Haitian gangs known as the G9 Family and Allies. Function: Former Police Officer DOB: 30 March 1977 POB: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Nationality: Haitian National identification no: 001-843-989-7 (NIF – Haiti) Address: 16, Imp Manius, Delmas 40 B, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Date of UN designation: 21 October 2022 Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee: While serving as an officer in the Haitian National Police (HNP), Cherizier planned and participated in the November 2018 deadly attack against civilians in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood known as La Saline. During this attack, at least 71 people were killed, over 400 houses were destroyed and at least seven women were raped by armed gangs. Throughout 2018 and 2019, Cherizier led armed groups in coordinated, brutal attacks in Port-au-Prince neighbourhoods. In May 2020, Cherizier led armed gangs in a five-day attack in multiple Port-au-Prince neighbourhoods in which civilians were killed and houses were set on fire. As of 11 October 2022, Cherizier and his G9 Family and Allies gang confederation have been actively blocking the free movement of fuel from the Varreux fuel terminal – the largest in Haiti. His actions have directly contributed to the economic paralysis and humanitarian crisis in Haiti..