UNSC sanctions committee says ready to consider urgent sanctions on transition spoilers
The Source: NEW YORK\Hadhramaut\Saba - Wednesday -17/Sept./2014
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The Security Council's 2140 Sanctions Committee has said it was ready to consider designation of individuals and entities to be targeted with sanctions for involvement in armed conflicts to obstruct the political transition in Yemen. "Committee members expressed their readiness, with a sense of urgency, to consider proposals for the designation of individuals or entities as subject to the targeted sanctions measures," the committee said in a press statement issued here late on Tuesday.
The committee's Panel of Experts are scheduled to present their final report on February 25, 2015, but due to "the rapid development, given the pace of developments on the ground," the panel in its second phase of work would focus on "specific lines of inquiry and focused case-studies in relation to individuals or entities engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability in Yemen."
Committee members noted that, during the first phase of its work, the Panel's investigations have generally revolved around four themes:
- The violence and armed conflict in the north of the country, including the fighting in and around Amran city, and the activities of the Houthis, Islah, the tribes, and other factions involved in the conflict;
- The activities and influence of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the GPC political party of which he is president on the political transition process; (iii) the activities in the south of the country of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and also the Hirak Movement; and
- Attacks on oil distribution pipelines and gas and electricity networks, particularly in Marib province.
Committee members recalled the Security Council's presidential statement issued on August 29, 2014 in which the council expressed grave concern about the deterioration of the security situation in Yemen in light of the actions taken by the Houthis, led by Abdul Malik al-Houthi, and those who support them, to undermine the political transition and security of Yemen; and condemned the actions of Houthi forces commanded by Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim (Abu Ali al-Hakim) who overran Amran, including the Yemeni Army Brigade headquarters on July 8.
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