The following persons are added to the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063:
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘1. | Néstor Luis Reverol Torres | Date of birth: 28 October 1964 | Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace; former Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard. Responsible for serious human rights violations and repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations. | 22.1.2018 |
| 2. | Gustavo Enrique González López | Date of birth: 2 November 1960 | Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Responsible for serious human rights violations (including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture) and repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela. | 22.1.2018 |
| 3. | Tibisay Lucena Ramírez | Date of birth: 26 April 1959 | President of the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral – CNE). Her actions and policies have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly by failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution. | 22.1.2018 |
| 4. | Antonio José Benavides Torres | Date of birth: 13 June 1961 | Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. Involved in repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela. | 22.1.2018 |
| 5. | Maikel José Moreno Pérez | Date of birth: 12 December 1965 | President, and former Vice President, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). In these roles, he has supported and facilitated the Government's actions and policies which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and is responsible for actions and statements that have usurped the authority of the National Assembly. | 22.1.2018 |
| 6. | Tarek William Saab Halabi | Date of birth: 10 September 1963 | Venezuelan Attorney General appointed by the Constituent Assembly. In this role and previous roles as Ombudsman and President of the Republican Moral Council, he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela by publicly supporting actions against opponents of the Government and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly. | 22.1.2018 |
| 7. | Diosdado Cabello Rondón | Date of birth: 15 April 1963 | Member of the Constituent Assembly and First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Involved in undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by using the media to publicly attack and threaten political opposition, other media and civil society. | 22.1.2018’ |