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Financial Crime Consultant, for World-Check
US seeks sanctions in UN against Zimbabwean PEPs
4 July 2008

The United States is circulating a draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council, proposing that an international arms embargo be imposed against Zimbabwe. It also requests that travel bans and asset freeze sanctions be instituted against fourteen prominent Politically Exposed Persons (PEPS) that it blames for violently interfering with recent elections. It is believed that some UN action could occur as early as Tuesday. Details are available in the main article.


We list herein all the PEPs believed to be on that resolution.

  • Robert Gabriel Mugabe, the embattled President of Zimbabwe [World-Check UID 2221, first profiled 6 November, 2000]
  • Constantine Gureya Chiwenga, Zimbabwean commander of armed forces [UID 51087]
  • Perence Shiri, Air Force commander [UID 53088]
  • Augustine Chihuri, Police Commissioner [UID 53089]
  • Happyton Mabhuya Bonyongwe, director, Central Intelligence Organisation [UID 215115]
  • Didymys Noel Edwin Mutasa, Minister for National Security [UID 55909]
  • Sidney Tigere Sekeramayi, Minister of Defence [UID 12151]
  • Patrick Chinamasa, Minister of Justice [UID 677]
  • Gideon Gono, Governor of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe [UID 55951]
  • George Charamba, Presidential press secretary [UID 53084]

The facts and opinions stated in this article are those of the author and not those of World-Check. World-Check does not warrant the accuracy of any facts and opinions stated in this article, does not endorse them, and accepts no responsibility for them.

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