WHY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13413 IS AN IMPORTANT LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOL

Executive Order 13413 (Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) pulls the levers on a wide range of criminals. It targets all DRC and foreign criminals involved in acts of violence against the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  For example, in Section 1 (E), it targets individuals who

“have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to the  Democratic Republic of the Congo, or been the recipient in the territory  of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of, arms and related materiel, including military aircraft and equipment, or advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, related to military activities;”

Full PDF text of Executive Order (E.O.) 13413 is available at:

  http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/13413.pdf