Name
Khawa Panga Mandro
Year of birth
1973
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Source
Switzerland - Sanctions List
Type
Individual
Aliases
Additional Information
Nationalities:
Congo DR
Places of birth:
Congo DR
Addresses:
Uganda
Other information:
Placed in prison in Bunia in April 2005 for sabotage of the Ituri peace process. Arrested by Congolese authorities in October 2005, acquitted by the Court of Appeal in Kisangani, subsequently transferred to the judicial authorities in Kinshasa on new charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder, aggravated assault and battery. In August 2014, a DRC military court in Kisangani convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity, sentenced him to nine years in prison, and ordered him to pay approximately USD 85,000 to his victims. He served his sentence and resides in Uganda as of May 2016.
Justifications:
Ex-President of PUSIC, one of the armed groups and militias referred to in paragraph 20 of Res. 1493 (2003) involved in arms trafficking, in violation of the arms embargo. According to the Office of the SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict, he was responsible for recruitment and use of children from 2001 to 2002.