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The Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2672 of 8 October 2024 amends Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua. The regulation updates the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures by revising the entries for two natural persons and one legal entity.
Amendments to Annex I
A. Natural Persons Referred to in Article 2
The entries for individuals numbered 5 and 12 are replaced with updated information:
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Name: Luís PÉREZ OLIVAS
Date of Birth: 8 January 1956
Gender: Male
Details: Head of District Three Police Station in Managua since 2023. Former General Commissioner and Legal Assistance Main Officer (DAEJ) in the “El Chipote” penitentiary centre. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, excessive use of force, mistreatment of detainees, and other forms of degrading treatment.
Date of Listing: 4 May 2020 -
Name: Alba Luz RAMOS VANEGAS
Date of Birth: 3 June 1949
Gender: Female
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Passport Number: A0009864 (Nicaragua)
Details: Former President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua. Responsible for instrumentalizing the judiciary in favor of the interests of the Ortega regime through selective criminalization of opposition activities. Perpetuated violations of due process rights, arbitrary arrests, and the disqualification of political parties and opposition candidates. Responsible for serious human rights violations, repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and seriously undermining the rule of law in Nicaragua.
Date of Listing: 2 August 2021
B. Legal Persons, Entities, and Bodies Referred to in Article 2
The entry for entity numbered 2 is replaced with updated information:
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Name: Supreme Electoral Council (Consejo Supremo Electoral)
Address: Pista Juan Pablo II, Managua 14005, Nicaragua
Website: https://www.cse.gob.ni/
Email: [email protected]
Details: The Supreme Electoral Council (SEC) is responsible for the preparation, holding, and certification of the general elections of 7 November 2021, which lacked transparency, genuine opposition, and democratic debate, undermining democratic institutions and processes. The SEC deprived the opposition of the opportunity to participate in free elections and organized polls under non-democratic conditions. On 3 October 2023, the SEC canceled the legal status of Yatama, the main indigenous political party in Nicaragua, hindering its participation in the March 2024 elections in two autonomous regions (Costa Caribe and Costa Caribe Norte). The SEC is responsible for the repression of the democratic opposition and undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua.
Date of Listing: 10 January 2022
Entry into Force
This regulation enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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