UN ORDERS SANCTIONS AGAINST FOUR SUDANESE OFFICIALS

THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY IMPOSED SANCTIONS AGAINST FOUR SUDANESE OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF IMPEDING THE PEACE PROCESS IN SUDAN'S DARFUR REGION according to dpa.
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ORDERING A TRAVEL BAN AND FREEZE
OF ASSETS ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR SUDANESE:
--MAJOR GENERAL GAFFAR MOHAMED ELHASSAN, COMMANDER OF THE SUDANESE
AIR FORCE IN SUDAN'S WESTERN MILITARY REGION;
--SHEIKH MUSA HILAL, CHIEF OF THE JALUL TRIBE IN NORTHERN DARFUR;
--ADAM YACUB SHANT, SUDANESE LIBERATION ARMY COMMANDER; AND
--GABRIL ABDUL KAREEM BADRI, FIELD COMMANDER OF THE NATIONAL
MOVEMENT FOR REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE COUNCIL VOTED 12-0, WITH THREE ABSTENTIONS, TO ADOPT THE
SANCTIONS AGAINST THE FOUR OFFICIALS. CHINA, RUSSIA AND QATAR
ABSTAINED.