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LAURENT NKUNDA

Person on the UK Sanctions List, listed Nov. 1, 2005. Source reference DRC0046.

Programs

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Names and aliases

LAURENT NKUNDAprimary
Laurent Nkunda Batwarealias (strong)
Laurent Nkunda Mahoro Batwarealias (strong)
Laurent Nkunda Bwatarealias (strong)
Chairmanalias (strong)
Nkunda Mihigo Laurentalias (strong)
Nkundaalias (strong)
Laurent Nkundabatwarealias (strong)
Papa Sixalias (strong)

Details

CountriesCongo (Democratic Republic)
Birth dates1967-02-02, 1967-02-06

Remarks (as published)

Former RCD-G General. Founder, National Congress for the People’s Defense, 2006; Senior Officer, Rally for Congolese Democracy-Goma (RCD-G), 1998-2006; Officer Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), 1992-1998. Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan authorities in Rwanda in January 2009 and replaced as the commander of the CNDP. Since then, he has been under house arrest in Kigali, Rwanda. DRC Government’s request to extradite Nkunda for crimes committed in eastern DRC has been refused by Rwanda. In 2010, Nkunda’s appeal for illegal detention was rejected by Rwandan court in Gisenyi, ruling that the matter should be examined by a military court. Nkunda’s lawyers appealed with the Rwandan Military Court. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5270703

Same name on other lists

LAURENT NKUNDA (un_sc), Laurent NKUNDA (ofac_sdn), Laurent Nkunda (eu_fsf)

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