Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- SSU0010
- OFSI group ID
- 15663
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 8 December 2022
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- Gordon Koang BIEL is the County Commissioner for Koch, Unity State in South Sudan. BIEL is an involved person under The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 for commanding government-aligned militias/groups to carry out attacks in southern Unity State between February and May 2022, mobilising them to rape, abduct and kill civilians, loot civilian and humanitarian properties, cause forceful displacement of civilians, and use civilians as forced labour. This was done in violation of international humanitarian law and the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Addresses
- Lines: Koch
- Lines: Unity State
- Country: South Sudan
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