US sanctions Sudan paramilitary leader Hemedti's brother for human rights abuses
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's Rapid Support Forces have been widely accused of abuses during the fighting in Sudan.
The United States sanctioned a Sudanese paramilitary leader Wednesday, as pressure increases on the rebel side in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said it sanctioned Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and brother of the group's leader Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. In a statement, it alleged that RSF members “have engaged in acts of violence and human rights abuses, including the massacre of civilians, ethnic killings, and use of sexual violence.”
The designation freezes any property or interests Dagalo has in the United States and prohibits those in the United States from engaging in transactions with them.
The Treasury Department also called on both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces to reach a cease-fire.
