Burundi - Regulation 2015/1755 - Annex I

Name

Identifying information

Grounds for designation

3.

Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA

alias KAZUNGU

DOB: 6.3.1956; 2.1.1967

POB: Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi, Bujumbura-Rural Province, Burundi

Registration number (SNR): O/00064

Burundian nationality.

Passport number: OP0053090

Officer of the National Intelligence Service. Responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi by inciting violence and acts of repression during the demonstrations that started on 26 April 2015 following the announcement of the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza. Responsible for helping to train, coordinate and arm the Imbonerakure paramilitary militias, including outside Burundi, who are responsible for acts of violence, repression and serious human rights abuses in Burundi.