30It must be stated that the approach of targeting persons, entities and bodies whose acts and/or activities contribute to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition is consistent with the objective referred to in paragraph 29 above and cannot, in any event, be considered to be inappropriate with respect to the objective pursued (see, to that effect and by analogy, judgment of 28 March 2017, Rosneft, C‑72/15, EU:C:2017:236, paragraph 147). Acts and/or activities contributing to human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition must cease not only where those acts and/or activities have been committed intentionally, but also where no intentional element can be identified on the part of their perpetrators.
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