<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><swiss-sanctions-list list-type="amendment" date="2023-07-11"><sanctions-program ssid="100" version-date="2023-07-11" predecessor-version-date="2023-03-03"><program-key lang="eng">Congo</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Kongo</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Congo</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Congo</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), annexes 1 and 2</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 22. Juni 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (SR 946.231.12), Anhänge 1 und 2</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 22 juin 2005 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la République démocratique du Congo (RS 946.231.12), annexes 1 et 2</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 22 giugno 2005 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Repubblica democratica del Congo (RS 946.231.12), allegati 1 e 2</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="38066" lang="eng">article 2 (Financial sanctions) and 4 (Travel ban), annex 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38066" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 4 Abs. 1 und 3 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38066" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 4, al. 1 et 3 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 2</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="38066" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie) e art. 4 cpv. 1 e 3 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 2</sanctions-set><origin>UN, EU</origin></sanctions-program><sanctions-program ssid="100" version-date="2023-07-11" predecessor-version-date="2023-03-03"><program-key lang="eng">Congo</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Kongo</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Congo</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Congo</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 22 June 2005 on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (SR 946.231.12), annexes 1 and 2</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 22. Juni 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (SR 946.231.12), Anhänge 1 und 2</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 22 juin 2005 instituant des mesures à l’encontre de la République démocratique du Congo (RS 946.231.12), annexes 1 et 2</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 22 giugno 2005 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Repubblica democratica del Congo (RS 946.231.12), allegati 1 e 2</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="3976" lang="eng">article 2 (Financial sanctions) and 4 (Travel ban), annex 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3976" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 4 Abs. 1 und 2 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3976" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 4, al. 1 et 2 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 1</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="3976" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie) e art. 4 cpv. 1 e 2 (Divieto di entrata e di transito), allegato 1</sanctions-set><origin>UN, EU</origin></sanctions-program><target sanctions-set-id="38066" ssid="38230"><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="38234" main="true"><name ssid="46879" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38238" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari Mulanda</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38239" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Shadary</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="38240"><country iso-code="CD">Congo DR</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="38235" day="29" month="11" year="1960" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><place-of-birth ssid="38236" place-id="37996" quality="good"/><address ssid="39925" place-id="35077" quality="good"><address-details>28, avenue Ntela, Mont Ngafula</address-details></address></identity><justification ssid="57610">As Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Security until Feb 2018, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary was officially responsible for the police and security services and for coordinating the work of provincial governors. In this capacity, he was responsible for the arrests of activists and opposition members, as well as for the disproportionate use of force, such as the violent crackdown on members of the Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) movement in Kongo Central, the repression in Kinshasa from Jan to Feb 2017 and the disproportionate use of force and violent repression in the Kasai provinces.</justification><justification ssid="57611">In this capacity, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary was therefore involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC.</justification><justification ssid="46878">Since Feb 2018, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary has been permanent secretary of the Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et le développement (PPRD), which until Dec 2020 was the main party in the coalition under former President Joseph Kabila.</justification><justification ssid="57613">In that capacity, in Jul 2022, he declared that the PPRD was ready to go for the presidential elections in 2023.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="de-listed" enactment-date="2023-07-10" publication-date="2023-07-11" effective-date="2023-07-11"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="38066" ssid="38241"><individual sex="male"><identity ssid="38243" main="true"><name ssid="38246" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Mutondo Kalev</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38247" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Katanga Mutondo</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38248" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Motono</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38249" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutundo</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38250" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutoid</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38251" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutombo</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38252" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutond</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38253" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutondo Katanga</value></name-part></name><name ssid="38254" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kalev Mutund</value></name-part></name><nationality ssid="38255"><country iso-code="CD">Congo DR</country></nationality><day-month-year ssid="38244" day="3" month="3" year="1957" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><address ssid="39926" place-id="35077" quality="good"><address-details>24, avenue Ma Campagne</address-details></address><identification-document ssid="38245" document-type="passport"><number>DB0004470</number><issuer code="CD">Congo DR</issuer><date-of-issue>2012-06-08</date-of-issue><expiry-date>2017-06-07</expiry-date></identification-document></identity><justification ssid="44093">As Head of the National Intelligence Service (ANR) until Feb 2019, Kalev Mutondo was involved in and responsible for the arbitrary arrest, detention and mistreatment of opposition members, civil society activists and others.</justification><justification ssid="57614">Kalev Mutondo was therefore involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC.</justification><justification ssid="44094">In May 2019, he signed a declaration of past and future loyalty to Joseph Kabila, to whom he remains close.</justification><justification ssid="57615">Until early 2021, Kalev Mutondo wielded a high degree of political influence, in his role as ‘political advisor’ to the Prime Minister of the DRC.</justification><justification ssid="57616">It is alleged that he still has influence in some parts of the security forces.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="de-listed" enactment-date="2023-07-10" publication-date="2023-07-11" effective-date="2023-07-11"/></target><place ssid="35077"><location>Kinshasa</location><country iso-code="CD">Congo DR</country></place><place ssid="37996"><location>Kasongo</location><country iso-code="CD">Congo DR</country></place></swiss-sanctions-list>