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9/28/2023 Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan’s Instability | U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan’s Instability September 28, 2023 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryʼs O ice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted two entities and one individual for their role in undermining the peace, security, and stability of Sudan. Since the Sudanese people peacefully ousted Omar alBashir in April 2019, various actors, including the individual being designated today, have taken steps to undermine Sudanʼs e orts to establish civilian, democratic governance. His actions have obstructed e orts to reach a ceasefire to end the current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and opposed Sudanese civilian e orts to resume Sudanʼs stalled democratic transition. The two entities designated today are RSF-a iliated companies generating revenue from, and contributing to, the conflict in Sudan. “Todayʼs action holds accountable those who have undercut e orts to find a peaceful, democratic solution in Sudan,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “We will continue to target actors perpetuating this conflict for personal gain.” OFAC is designating these persons pursuant to E.O. 14098, which targets persons destabilizing Sudan and undermining the goal of a democratic transition. ALI KART IʼS ACT IVIT Y IN CONT RAVENT ION TO T HE PEACE, SECURIT Y, AND STAB ILIT Y OF SUDAN Ali Karti (Karti) was the Minister of Foreign A airs under the Government of Omar al-Bashir. Following the fall of the al-Bashir regime, Karti was selected as leader of the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) and led e orts to derail Sudanʼs progress toward a full democratic transition, including by undermining the former civilian-led transitional government and the Framework Political Agreement process, which contributed to the outbreak of fighting between the SAF and RSF on April 15, 2023. He and other hardline Sudanese Islamists are https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1769 1/3 9/28/2023 Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan’s Instability | U.S. Department of the Treasury actively obstructing e orts to reach a ceasefire to end the current war between the SAF and RSF and opposing Sudanese civiliansʼ e orts to restore Sudanʼs democratic transition. Karti is designated for being responsible for, or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan. GSK ADVANCE COMPANY LT D AND AVIAT RADE LLC' S SUPPORT TO T HE RSF GSK Advance Company Ltd (GSK)is ostensibly a Sudan-based information technology and security company run by influential members of Sudanese security forces. In fact, GSK has been used as a procurement channel for the RSF, one of the main aggressors in the current conflict in Sudan. As of late 2020, GSK worked with Aviatrade LLC, a Russia-based military supply company, to arrange the procurement of parts and supplies, as well as training, for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) previously purchased by the RSF. As of mid-2023, the RSF used GSK to facilitate additional purchases from Aviatrade LLC, including monitoring equipment and spare parts. Purchases between GSK and Aviatrade LLC were likely directed by senior leaders within the RSF. The United Kingdom designated GSK on July 12, 2023; todayʼs designation advances the consistency and e icacy of international e orts to pressure the belligerent parties to stop fighting. GSK is designated for being responsible for, or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan. Aviatrade LLC is designated for being responsible for, or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan. SANCT IONS IMPLICAT IONS As a result of todayʼs action, all property and interests in property of the individuals and entities named above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. OFACʼs regulations generally prohibit all dealings by U.S. persons or within the United States (including transactions transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1769 2/3 9/28/2023 Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan’s Instability | U.S. Department of the Treasury property of blocked or designated persons. In addition, persons that engage in certain transactions with the persons designated today may themselves be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action. In addition, financial institutions and other persons that engage in certain transactions or activities with the sanctioned entities and individuals may expose themselves to sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFACʼs ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to OFACʼs Frequently Asked Question 897 here. For detailed information on the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please click here. Click here for identifying information related to todayʼs action. ### https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1769 3/3
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