Date: 2018-04-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/656 of 26 April 2018 implementing Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan
Executive Summary:
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/656 amends Decision 2011/486/CFSP regarding restrictive measures against certain individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities in Afghanistan. This decision was made following an update from the United Nations Security Council Committee. The updated information concerns one individual subject to restrictive measures. This decision entered into force on April 27, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
* Amendment of Annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP: The annex is amended as detailed in the Annex to this Decision.
* Updated Entry: The entry concerning Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi is replaced.
* Name: Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi
* Title: Mullah
* Grounds for listing: Leader of the Faithful Amir ul Mumineen, Afghanistan.
* Date of birth: Approximately 1966, 1960, or 1953.
* Place of birth: Naw Deh village, Deh Rawud District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, or Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
* Nationality: Afghan.
* Date of UN designation: 12.4.2000.
* Other Information: Includes father's name (Ghulam Nabi, also known as Mullah Musafir), physical description (left eye missing), family connection (brother-in-law of Ahmad Jan Akhundzada Shukoor Akhundzada), believed location (Afghanistan-Pakistan border area), tribal affiliation (Hotak tribe), review completion date (27 Jul. 2010), reported death (April 2013), and INTERPOL UN Security Council Special Notice web link. Also includes additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee: Mohammed Omar holds the title of Commander of the Faithful of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and is the supreme leader of the Taliban movement in the Taliban hierarchy. He sheltered Usama bin Laden deceased and his Al-Qaida network in the years prior to the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States. He has been directing the Taliban against the Government of Afghanistan and their allies in Afghanistan since 2001. Mohammed Omar commands the allegiance of other prominent military leaders in the region, such as Jalaluddin Haqqani.
Impact Analysis:
European Union Member States:
* Impact: Required to implement the updated restrictive measures against the listed individual, Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi.
* Action Required: Ensure national laws and regulations comply with the amended Decision and that the updated information regarding Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi is enforced.
European Union Entities and Citizens:
* Impact: Must comply with the restrictive measures outlined in the amended Decision.
* Action Required: Refrain from engaging in any transactions or activities that would violate the sanctions imposed on Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan, adopted on 1 August 2011.
Afghanistan: A country located in South-Central Asia, and the target of the restrictive measures described in the document.
United Nations Security Council: A principal organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988 (2011): A resolution of the United Nations Security Council that addresses the situation in Afghanistan.
Brussels: The capital city of Belgium, and the location where the Council Implementing Decision was adopted.
Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi: Also known as Mullah Omar, Leader of the Faithful Amir ul Mumineen, Afghanistan. Subject of restrictive measures.
Taliban: A Deobandi Islamist religious-political movement and military organization in Afghanistan.
L 108/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.4.2018
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/656
of 26 April 2018
implementing Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP of 1 August 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against
certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan (1), and in particular
Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 1 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/486/CFSP.
(2) On 10 April 2018, the United Nations Security Council Committee, established pursuant to paragraph 30 of
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988 (2011), updated the information relating to one person subject
to restrictive measures.
(3) The Annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 26 April 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. ZAHARIEVA
(1) OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 57.27.4.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/37
ANNEX
The entry concerning the person listed below is replaced by the following entry:
‘(83) Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi
Title: Mullah. Grounds for listing: Leader of the Faithful (“Amir ul- Mumineen”), Afghanistan. Date of birth:
(a) Approximately 1966, (b) 1960, (c) 1953. Place of birth: (a) Naw Deh village, Deh Rawud District,
Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, (b) Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan.
Date of UN designation: 12.4.2000.
Other information: Father's name is Ghulam Nabi, also known as Mullah Musafir. Left eye missing.
Brother-in-law of Ahmad Jan Akhundzada Shukoor Akhundzada. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan
border area. Belongs to Hotak tribe. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was
concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Reportedly deceased as of April 2013. INTERPOL- UN Security Council Special
Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/1427394
Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions
Committee:
Mohammed Omar holds the title of “Commander of the Faithful of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” and is
the supreme leader of the Taliban movement in the Taliban hierarchy. He sheltered Usama bin Laden
(deceased) and his Al-Qaida network in the years prior to the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United
States. He has been directing the Taliban against the Government of Afghanistan and their allies in Afghanistan
since 2001.
Mohammed Omar commands the allegiance of other prominent military leaders in the region, such as
Jalaluddin Haqqani.’