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SUD0066Abbas Khater BAKHIT#

Individual · designated 2026-10-26 under The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 · UK listing · entry last updated 2026-10-26

AddressesSudan

DetailsNationality: Sudan. Gender: Male. Positions: Commander of the RSF

IdentifiersUKSL SUD0066

NamesPrimary name: Abbas Khater BAKHIT. Titles: Lieutenant Colonel

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban, director disqualification sanction). Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Source: UK. Designated 2026-10-26.

Statement of reasonsThe Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abbas Khater Bakhit (“BAKHIT”) is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 based on the following grounds: BAKHIT is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he has been responsible for or engaged in serious human rights violations or abuses as Lieutenant Colonel of the Rapid Support Forces and Commander overseeing the Al-Mina Al-Bari Detention Centre. In particular, he directed or participated in the torture of detainees during the “take over” of El Fasher in October 2025. BAKHIT is associated with an involved person, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed (“Ahmed”). Ahmed is Lieutenant General and Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces who has engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Darfur, including acts of violence and human rights abuses. Ahmed was BAKHIT’s superior at the Al-Mina Al-Bari Detention Centre.

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