OFAC Sanctions Sudanese Police Force Unit
The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the Central Reserve Police of the Sudan for human rights abuses. The CRP has "used excessive force and violence intended to silence civilian activists and protesters,” Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and…
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Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said. The CRP is a militarized Sudanese police unit that OFAC says has been "at the forefront of the Sudanese security forces’ violent response to peaceful protests." OFAC designated the CRP under Eexecutive Order 13818 and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act in 2017. As of March 21, all property of the CRP that is in the U.S. or that is in the possession or control of U.S. persons, is blocked and must be reported to OFAC.