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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 of 25 November 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haitinote, and in particular Article 16(1a) 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 Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.
(2)On 28 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1574note, which amended Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319note, thereby establishing a dedicated framework for targeted restrictive measures against natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Haiti and for actions that undermine democracy or the rule of law in Haiti, as well as against natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them.
(3)In view of the deteriorating political, economic, security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, including the results of escalating gang violence, the unremitting serious human rights abuses committed by gangs, and the continuing impunity for the perpetrators, three persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.
(4)Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
In Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309, the following entries are added to the table under the heading ‘A. List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 4a’:
| Name | Identifying information | Statement of reasons | Date of listing4. | Micanor ALTÈSa.k.a. Monel Felix, Micanord;Mikano;Wa Mikanò; King Micanor;Alfred Mones | Function: Wharf Jérémie gang leaderNationality: HaitianGender: maleAddress: Neighbourhood of Wharf Jérémie, near La Saline, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Micanor Altès is the leader of the Wharf Jérémie gang. Wharf Jérémie is a coastal neighbourhood in the La Saline area of Port-au-Prince. This zone has been under the control of the gang led by Micanor Altès for over a decade.Under his command, the gang is responsible for the massacre of 207 people between 6 and 11 December 2024 in the Wharf Jérémie district. The massacre occurred after the death of Altès’ newborn son from an unknown illness. Convinced that elderly Voodoo practitioners in the area under his control had cast a spell on his child, the gang leader ordered the execution of all inhabitants over 60 practicing Voodoo, after kidnapping them.Micanor Altès is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haïti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks. | 15.7.20255. | Christ-Roi CHÉRYa.k.a. Kris-La; Krisla; Chrisla; Chrislat | Function: Ti Bwa gang leader (affiliated with Viv Ansanm/G9 Coalition of gangs)Nationality: HaitianGender: maleAddress: Commune of Carrefour, Metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Christ-Roi Chéry is the leader of the Ti Bwa gang, which is affiliated with the Viv Ansanm (also called G9) coalition of gangs in Haiti.Since February 2024, the Ti Bwa gang has controlled the commune of Carrefour.Under Christ-Roi Chéry’s command, the Ti Bwa gang is engaged in violence and criminal activities in Haiti, including murder, robbery, rape, hijacking of goods and trucks, extortion, targeted assassinations and drugs trafficking.Christ-Roi Chéry is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haiti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks that promote violence, including forcible recruitment of children by such groups and networks, kidnappings, homicides and sexual and gender-based violence. | 15.7.20256. | Jeff LAROSEa.k.a. Jeff; Gwo Lwa; Taliban | Function: Canaan gang leader(affiliated with G-Pép and Viv Ansanm coalitions of gangs)Nationality: HaitianGender: maleAddress: Canaan, Metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Jeff Larose is the leader of the Canaan gang, which is affiliated with the G-Pép and Viv Ansanm coalitions of gangs in Haiti.The Canaan gang controls the localities of Canaan, Onaville, Jerusalem, Corail, Rosemberg, Lilavois, Bon Repos, all located in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. The gang extended its control over its original territory and also operates in Mirebalais (Centre department).Under Jeff Larose’s command, the Canaan gang is engaged in violence and criminal activities in Haiti, including kidnapping, land appropriation, rape, home burglary, hijacking of goods and vehicles, ransoming, murder and drug trafficking.Jeff Larose is therefore responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haiti, including engaging in criminal activities and violence involving armed groups and criminal networks that promote violence, including forcible recruitment of children by such groups and networks, kidnappings, homicides and sexual and gender-based violence. | 15.7.2025
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