Bi Sidi Souleman

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

CAF0015

OFSI group ID

13912

UN reference number

CFi.014

Designation type

Individual

Date designated

5 August 2020

Last updated

18 December 2021

Regimes

• The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Designation sources

• UN

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Travel Ban

Other information

• Bi Sidi Souleman leads the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Retour, Réclamation, Réhabilitation (3R) which has killed, tortured, raped, and displaced civilians and engaged in arms trafficking, illegal taxation activities, and warfare with other militias since its creation in 2015. Bi Sidi Souleman himself has also participated in torture. On 6 February 2019, 3R signed the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR but has engaged in acts violating the Agreement and remains a threat to the peace, stability and security of the CAR. For instance, on 21 May 2019, 3R killed 34 unarmed civilians in three villages, summarily executing adult males. Bi Sidi Souleman openly confirmed to a UN Entity that he had ordered 3R elements to the villages on the date of the attacks, but did not admit to giving the orders for 3R to kill. In December 2020, after having joined a coalition of armed groups established to disrupt the electoral process, Bi Sidi Souleman was reportedly killed during fighting. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

Addresses

• Lines: Koui
• Lines: Ouham-Pendé prefecture
• Country: Central African Republic