
Name
Jamil Mukulu
Year of birth
1965
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Source
Switzerland - Sanctions List
Type
Individual
Aliases
Privacy Request
Additional Information
Nationalities:
Uganda
Places of birth:
Uganda
Addresses:
Uganda
Other information:
Designation: a) Head of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), b) Commander, Allied Democratic Forces
Arrested in April 2015 in Tanzania and extradited to Uganda in July 2015. As of September 2016, Mukulu is reportedly being held in a police detention cell awaiting his trial for war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Convection under Ugandan Law.
Justifications:
According to open-source and official reporting, including the UNSC DRC Sanctions Committee’s Group of Experts’ reports, Mr. Jamil Mukulu is the military leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a foreign armed group operating in the DRC that impedes the disarmament and voluntary repatriation or resettlement of ADF combatants, as described in paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1857 (2008). The UNSC DRC Sanction Committee’s Group of Experts has reported that Mukulu has provided leadership and material support to the ADF, an armed group operating in the territory of the DRC. According to multiple sources including the UNSC DRC Sanctions Committee’s Group of Experts’ reports, Jamil Mukulu has also continued to exercise influence over the policies, provided financing, and maintained direct command and control over the activities of, ADF forces in the field, including overseeing links with international terrorist networks.