The EU Saturday announced in its Official Journal the removal of Ahmed Qadhaf Al-Dam of Libya from its sanctions list.
Last September, the EU General Court Union annulled the listing of Al-Dam, a cousin of late leader of the Libyan regime Muammar Qadhafi.
The EU had included his name in the blacklist in February 2011 arguing that Al-Dam "since 1995, is believed to have had command of an elite army battalion in charge of Qadhafiآ’s personal security and to have a key role in External Security Organisation. He has been involved in planning operations against Libyan dissidents abroad and was directly involved in terrorist activity." The Luxembourg-based Court in its ruling of 24 September 2104 stated, that the grounds relied on by the (EU) Council in 2011 which have remained unchanged since "they do not explain why Qadhaf Al-Damآ’s name was retained on the list in 2013, that is to say, nearly a year and a half after the fall of the regime responsible for the repression which led to the Council adopting those measures." The Court also found that there was no justification for retaining Qadhaf Al-Dam on the list.
The EU did not appeal the courtآ’s ruling.