US Sanctions People, Companies Linked to Sudan War Crimes
The U.S. this week sanctioned Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, along with seven United Arab Emirates-based companies tied to the group, which has been locked in monthslong fighting with the country’s Sudanese Armed Forces. The State Department also issued a determination saying that the RSF has “perpetrated genocide” in the Darfur region of Sudan during the war, including through various human rights violations and crimes against defenseless civilians.
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Along with designating the RSF commander, the Treasury Department also sanctioned UAE-based Capital Tap Holding L.L.C. for providing the group with money and military equipment, and it sanctioned two of its subsidiaries: Capital Tap Management Consultancies L.L.C. and Capital Tap General Trading L.L.C. The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Sudanese national Abu Dharr Abdul Nabi Habiballa Ahmmed for owning Capital Tap Holding.
Also sanctioned was Creative Python L.L.C., also managed by Abu Dharr, which has helped the RSF commander evade sanctions. Others sanctioned include Al Zumoroud and Al Yaqoot Gold & Jewellers Trading L.L.C.; Al Jil Al Qadem General Trading L.L.C.; and Horizon Advanced Solutions General Trading – Sole Proprietorship L.L.C, which have ties to Capital Tap Holding or Abu Dharr.