<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><swiss-sanctions-list list-type="amendment" date="2017-05-09"><sanctions-program ssid="130" version-date="2017-05-08" predecessor-version-date="2017-04-11"><program-key lang="eng">Libya</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Libyen</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Libye</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Libia</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on measures against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 and 5</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 30. März 2011 über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen (SR 946.231.149.82), Anhänge 2, 3, 4 und 5</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 30 mars 2011 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la Libye (RS 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 et 5</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 30 marzo 2011 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Libia (RS 946.231.149.82), allegati 2, 3, 4 e 5</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="12786" lang="eng">article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions), annex 2 (part A: individuals, part B: entities and organizations)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12786" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen), Anhang 2 (Teil A: natürliche Personen, Teil B: Unternehmen und Organisationen)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12786" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières), annexe 2 (partie A: personnes physiques, partie B: entreprises et entités)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12786" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie), allegato 2 (parte A: persone fisiche, parte B: imprese e organizzazioni)</sanctions-set><origin>EU/ UN</origin></sanctions-program><sanctions-program ssid="130" version-date="2017-05-08" predecessor-version-date="2017-04-11"><program-key lang="eng">Libya</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Libyen</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Libye</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Libia</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on measures against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 and 5</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 30. März 2011 über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen (SR 946.231.149.82), Anhänge 2, 3, 4 und 5</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 30 mars 2011 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la Libye (RS 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 et 5</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 30 marzo 2011 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Libia (RS 946.231.149.82), allegati 2, 3, 4 e 5</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="12787" lang="eng">art. 4 (Travel ban), annex 5</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12787" lang="ger">Art. 4 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 5</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12787" lang="fre">art. 4 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 5</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12787" lang="ita">art. 4 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 5</sanctions-set><origin>EU/ UN</origin></sanctions-program><sanctions-program ssid="130" version-date="2017-05-08" predecessor-version-date="2017-04-11"><program-key lang="eng">Libya</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Libyen</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Libye</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Libia</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on measures against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 and 5</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 30. März 2011 über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen (SR 946.231.149.82), Anhänge 2, 3, 4 und 5</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 30 mars 2011 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la Libye (RS 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 et 5</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 30 marzo 2011 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Libia (RS 946.231.149.82), allegati 2, 3, 4 e 5</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="12788" lang="eng">art. 4 (Travel ban), annex 4</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12788" lang="ger">Art. 4 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 4</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12788" lang="fre">art. 4 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 4</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="12788" lang="ita">art. 4 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 4</sanctions-set><origin>EU/ UN</origin></sanctions-program><sanctions-program ssid="130" version-date="2017-05-08" predecessor-version-date="2017-04-11"><program-key lang="eng">Libya</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Libyen</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Libye</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Libia</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on measures against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 and 5</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 30. März 2011 über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen (SR 946.231.149.82), Anhänge 2, 3, 4 und 5</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 30 mars 2011 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la Libye (RS 946.231.149.82), annexes 2, 3, 4 et 5</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 30 marzo 2011 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Libia (RS 946.231.149.82), allegati 2, 3, 4 e 5</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="3980" lang="eng">article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions), annex 3 (part A: individuals, part B: entities and organizations)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3980" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen), Anhang 3 (Teil A: natürliche Personen, Teil B: Unternehmen und Organisationen)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3980" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières), annexe 3 (partie A: personnes physiques, partie B: entreprises et entités)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3980" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie), allegato 3 (parte A: persone fisiche, parte B: imprese e organizzazioni)</sanctions-set><origin>EU/ UN</origin></sanctions-program><target sanctions-set-id="12787" ssid="36241"><individual><identity ssid="36247" main="true"><name ssid="36251" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Saleh Issa Gwaider</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Agila</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="36248" day="1" month="6" year="1942" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="36249" place-id="34999" quality="good"/><identification-document ssid="36250" document-type="passport"><number>D001001</number><issuer code="LY">Libya</issuer><date-of-issue>2015-01-22</date-of-issue></identification-document></identity><justification ssid="36242">Agila Saleh has been the President of the Libyan House of Representatives since 5 Aug 2014.</justification><justification ssid="36243">On 17 Dec 2015 Saleh stated his opposition to the Libya Political Agreement signed on 17 Dec 2015.</justification><justification ssid="36244">As the President of the Council of Deputies, Saleh has obstructed and undermined the Libyan political transition, including by refusing several times to call a vote on the Government of National Accord ("GNA").</justification><justification ssid="36245">On 23 Aug 2016, Saleh addressed a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in which he criticised the United Nations' support to the GNA which he described as the imposition "of a group of individuals on the Libyan people (…) in breach of the Constitution and the United Nations Charter". He criticised the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2259(2015) which endorsed the Skhirat Agreement, and he threatened to bring the United Nations, which he holds responsible for "unconditional and unjustified" support to an incomplete Presidency Council, as well as the UN Secretary-General, before the International Criminal Court for violating the UN Charter, the Libyan Constitution and the sovereignty of Libya. Those statements undermine the support for mediation by the UN and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as expressed by all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, notably Resolution 2259(2015).</justification><justification ssid="36246">On 6 Sep 2016, Saleh paid an official visit to Niger with Abdullah al-Thani, "Prime Minister" of the non-recognised government of Tobruk, even though Resolution 2259(2015) calls for the ceasing of support to and official contact with parallel institutions which claim to represent the legitimate authority but are not parties to the Agreement.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="12787" ssid="36253"><individual><identity ssid="36259" main="true"><name ssid="36263" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Ghwell</value><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Al Ghweil</spelling-variant><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Al-Ghawail</spelling-variant></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Khalifa</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="36264"><country iso-code="LY">Libya</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="36260" day="1" month="1" year="1956" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="36261" place-id="35023" quality="good"/><identification-document ssid="36265" document-type="passport"><number>A005465</number><issuer code="LY">Libya</issuer><date-of-issue>2015-04-12</date-of-issue><expiry-date>2017-04-11</expiry-date></identification-document></identity><justification ssid="36254">Khalifa Ghwell was the so-called "Prime Minister and Defence Minister" of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress ("GNC") (also known as the "National Salvation Government"), and as such was responsible for their activities.</justification><justification ssid="36255">On 7 Jul 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force with GNC "President" Nuri Abu Sahmain.</justification><justification ssid="36256">As GNC "Prime Minister", Ghwell has played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA established under the Libya Political Agreement.</justification><justification ssid="36257">On 15 Jan 2016, in his capacity as the Tripoli GNC's "Prime Minister and Minister of Defence", Ghwell ordered the arrest of any members of the new Security Team, appointed by the Prime Minister Designate of the Government of National Accord, who set foot in Tripoli.</justification><justification ssid="36258">On 31 Aug 2016 he ordered the "Prime Minister" and the "Defence Minister" of the "National Salvation Government" to return to work after the HoR had rejected the GNA.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="12787" ssid="36278"><individual><identity ssid="36284" main="true"><name ssid="36287" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Abu Sahmain</value><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Bosamin</spelling-variant><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Bo Samin</spelling-variant></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Nuri</value><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Nori</spelling-variant></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="36285" day="16" month="5" year="1956" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="36286" place-id="34173" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="36279">Nuri Abu Sahmain used to be the so-called "President" of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress ("GNC") (also known as the "National Salvation Government"), and as such is responsible for their activities.</justification><justification ssid="36280">As GNC "President", Nuri Abu Sahmain has played a central role in obstructing and opposing the Libyan Political Agreement and the establishment of the Government of National Accord ("GNA").</justification><justification ssid="36281">On 15 Dec 2015 Sahmain called for the postponement of the Libya Political Agreement scheduled to be agreed at a meeting on 17 Dec.</justification><justification ssid="36282">On 16 Dec 2015 Sahmain issued a statement that the GNC did not authorise any of its members to participate in the meeting or sign the Libya Political Agreement.</justification><justification ssid="36283">On 1 Jan 2016 Sahmain rejected the Libyan Political Agreement in talks with the United Nations Special Representative.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="12787" ssid="20487"><individual><identity ssid="20489" main="true"><name ssid="20490" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Taher Juwadi</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="title"><value>Colonel</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="31720">Position: Fourth in Revolutionary Guard chain of command. Colonel. Key Member of the Qadhafi regime. As such, closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="de-listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="3980" ssid="36229"><individual><identity ssid="36235" main="true"><name ssid="36239" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Saleh Issa Gwaider</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Agila</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="36236" day="1" month="6" year="1942" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="36237" place-id="34999" quality="good"/><identification-document ssid="36252" document-type="passport"><number>D001001</number><issuer code="LY">Libya</issuer><date-of-issue>2015-01-22</date-of-issue></identification-document></identity><justification ssid="36230">Agila Saleh has been the President of the Libyan House of Representatives since 5 Aug 2014.</justification><justification ssid="36231">On 17 Dec 2015 Saleh stated his opposition to the Libya Political Agreement signed on 17 Dec 2015.</justification><justification ssid="36232">As the President of the Council of Deputies, Saleh has obstructed and undermined the Libyan political transition, including by refusing several times to call a vote on the Government of National Accord ("GNA").</justification><justification ssid="36233">On 23 Aug 2016, Saleh addressed a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in which he criticised the United Nations' support to the GNA which he described as the imposition "of a group of individuals on the Libyan people (…) in breach of the Constitution and the United Nations Charter". He criticised the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2259(2015) which endorsed the Skhirat Agreement, and he threatened to bring the United Nations, which he holds responsible for "unconditional and unjustified" support to an incomplete Presidency Council, as well as the UN Secretary-General, before the International Criminal Court for violating the UN Charter, the Libyan Constitution and the sovereignty of Libya. Those statements undermine the support for mediation by the UN and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as expressed by all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, notably Resolution 2259(2015).</justification><justification ssid="36234">On 6 Sep 2016, Saleh paid an official visit to Niger with Abdullah al-Thani, "Prime Minister" of the non-recognised government of Tobruk, even though Resolution 2259(2015) calls for the ceasing of support to and official contact with parallel institutions which claim to represent the legitimate authority but are not parties to the Agreement.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="3980" ssid="36266"><individual><identity ssid="36272" main="true"><name ssid="36276" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" 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("GNC") (also known as the "National Salvation Government"), and as such was responsible for their activities.</justification><justification ssid="36268">On 7 Jul 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force with GNC "President" Nuri Abu Sahmain.</justification><justification ssid="36269">As GNC "Prime Minister", Ghwell has played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA established under the Libya Political Agreement.</justification><justification ssid="36270">On 15 Jan 2016, in his capacity as the Tripoli GNC's "Prime Minister and Minister of Defence", Ghwell ordered the arrest of any members of the new Security Team, appointed by the Prime Minister Designate of the Government of National Accord, who set foot in Tripoli.</justification><justification ssid="36271">On 31 Aug 2016 he ordered the "Prime Minister" and the "Defence Minister" of the "National Salvation Government" to return to work after the HoR had rejected the GNA.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="3980" ssid="36288"><individual><identity ssid="36294" main="true"><name ssid="36297" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="family-name"><value>Abu Sahmain</value><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Bosamin</spelling-variant><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Bo Samin</spelling-variant></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="given-name"><value>Nuri</value><spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Nori</spelling-variant></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="36295" 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Agreement.</justification><justification ssid="36293">On 1 Jan 2016 Sahmain rejected the Libyan Political Agreement in talks with the United Nations Special Representative.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="3980" ssid="20716"><individual><identity ssid="20718" main="true"><name ssid="20719" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Taher Juwadi</value></name-part><name-part order="2" name-part-type="title"><value>Colonel</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="31721">Position: Fourth in Revolutionary Guard chain of command. Colonel. Key Member of the Qadhafi regime. As such, closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="de-listed" enactment-date="2017-05-08" publication-date="2017-05-09" effective-date="2017-05-09"/></target><place ssid="34173"><location>Zouara/Zuwara</location><country iso-code="LY">Libya</country></place><place ssid="34999"><location>Elgubba</location><country iso-code="LY">Libya</country></place><place ssid="35023"><location>Misurata</location><country iso-code="LY">Libya</country></place></swiss-sanctions-list>