<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><swiss-sanctions-list list-type="amendment" date="2023-01-24"><sanctions-program ssid="195" version-date="2023-01-24" predecessor-version-date="2019-11-19"><program-key lang="eng">South Sudan</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Südsudan</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Soudan du Sud</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Sudan del Sud</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 12 August 2015 on measures against the Republic of South Sudan (SR 946.231.169.9), annexes 1 and 2</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 12. August 2015 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Republik Südsudan (SR 946.231.169.9), Anhänge 1 und 2</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 12 août 2015 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la République du Soudan du Sud (RS 946.231.169.9), annexes 1 et 2</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 12 agosto 2015 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Repubblica del Sudan del Sud (RS 946.231.169.9), allegati 1 e 2</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="31517" lang="eng">art. 2, para. 1 let. a (Financial sanctions) et art. 4, para. 1 and 2 (Travel ban), annexe 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="31517" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 Bst. a (Finanzsanktionen) und 4 Abs. 1 und 2 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="31517" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 let. a (Sanctions financières) et art. 4, al. 1 et 2 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="31517" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 lett. a (Sanzioni finanziarie) e 4 cpv. 1 e 2 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 1</sanctions-set><origin>UN, EU</origin></sanctions-program><sanctions-program ssid="195" version-date="2023-01-24" predecessor-version-date="2019-11-19"><program-key lang="eng">South Sudan</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Südsudan</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Soudan du Sud</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Sudan del Sud</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 12 August 2015 on measures against the Republic of South Sudan (SR 946.231.169.9), annexes 1 and 2</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 12. August 2015 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Republik Südsudan (SR 946.231.169.9), Anhänge 1 und 2</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 12 août 2015 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la République du Soudan du Sud (RS 946.231.169.9), annexes 1 et 2</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 12 agosto 2015 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Repubblica del Sudan del Sud (RS 946.231.169.9), allegati 1 e 2</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="38340" lang="eng">art. 2, para. 1 let. a (Financial sanctions) et art. 4, para. 1 and 3 (Travel ban), annexe 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38340" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 Bst. a (Finanzsanktionen) und 4 Abs. 1 und 3 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38340" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 let. a (Sanctions financières) et art. 4, al. 1 et 3 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38340" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 lett. a (Sanzioni finanziarie) e 4 cpv. 1 e 3 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 2</sanctions-set><origin>UN, EU</origin></sanctions-program><target sanctions-set-id="38340" ssid="38357"><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="38359" main="true"><name ssid="57595" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Michael Makuei Lueth</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="38360" year="1947" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38361" place-id="31519" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38362" place-id="38358" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="57594">Michael Makuei Lueth has held the position of Minister for Information and Broadcasting since 2013 and continues to hold that position in the Transitional Government of National Unity. He was also the public spokesman for the government delegation to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development peace talks from 2014 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2018. Makuei has obstructed the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing through inflammatory public statements the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) of Aug 2015 (replaced in Sept 2018 by the “Revitalised ARCSS” (R-ARCSS)), by obstructing the work of the ARCSS Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC, renamed “Reconstituted JMEC” under R-ARCSS) and by obstructing the establishment of the ARCSS Transitional Justice Institutions, which is also provided for in R-ARCSS. He has also obstructed the operations of the United Nations’ Regional Protection Force. Makuei is also responsible for serious violations of human rights, including restrictions on freedom of expression.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="amended" enactment-date="2023-01-23" publication-date="2023-01-24" effective-date="2023-01-24"><added><target sanctions-set-id="38340" ssid="38357"><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="38359" main="true"><name ssid="57595" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Michael Makuei Lueth</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="38360" year="1947" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38361" place-id="31519" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38362" place-id="38358" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="57594">Michael Makuei Lueth has held the position of Minister for Information and Broadcasting since 2013 and continues to hold that position in the Transitional Government of National Unity. He was also the public spokesman for the government delegation to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development peace talks from 2014 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2018. Makuei has obstructed the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing through inflammatory public statements the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) of Aug 2015 (replaced in Sept 2018 by the “Revitalised ARCSS” (R-ARCSS)), by obstructing the work of the ARCSS Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC, renamed “Reconstituted JMEC” under R-ARCSS) and by obstructing the establishment of the ARCSS Transitional Justice Institutions, which is also provided for in R-ARCSS. He has also obstructed the operations of the United Nations’ Regional Protection Force. Makuei is also responsible for serious violations of human rights, including restrictions on freedom of expression.</justification></individual></target></added><removed><target sanctions-set-id="38340" ssid="38357"><individual><identity ssid="38359" main="true"><name ssid="38363" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Michael Makuei Leuth</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="38360" year="1947" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38361" place-id="31519" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38362" place-id="38358" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="38364">Michael Makuei Leuth has held the position of Minister for Information and Broadcasting since 2013 and has been the public spokesman for the government delegation to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peace talks. Makuei has obstructed the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) of Aug 2015 through inflammatory public statements and obstructing the work of the ARCSS Joint Monitoring Evaluation Committee and the establishment of the ARCSS Transitional Justice Institutions. He has also obstructed the operations of the UN's Regional Protection Force (RPF). Makuei is also responsible for serious violations of human rights, including restrictions on freedom of expression.</justification></individual></target></removed></modification></target><place ssid="31519"><location>Bor</location><country iso-code="SS">South Sudan</country></place><place ssid="38358"><location>Bor</location><country iso-code="SD">Sudan</country></place></swiss-sanctions-list>