By DPA,
Brussels : The European Union Thursday published the list of Libyan leaders on whom it is imposing sanctions, with top spies, soldiers and relatives of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi prominent among them.
The bloc decided Monday to impose a visa ban and asset freeze on Libyan officials held responsible for the murderous crackdown on opposition demonstrators. The measures could only come into effect once published in the EU’s official journal.
Six figures – Gaddafi himself, his daughter Aisha and his sons Saif al-Islam, Hannibal, Khamis and Mutassim – were singled out for an asset freeze by the UN Security Council. Sixteen were listed for visa bans.
The EU decided to expand each list to 26 people, including Defence Minister Abu Bakr Younis Jabir, Army Commander Masoud Abdulhafiz, military intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is also Gaddafi’s brother-in-law, and Gaddafi’s wife Safiah.
Gaddafi’s brother-in-law Abu Shaariya, his cousins Ahmed and Said Mohamed Gadhaf al-Dam, and his sons Mohamed, Saadi and Saif al-Arab are also on the list.