United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
The Resolution 1970 of the UN Security Council is a resolution, adopted unanimously at its 6491st meeting, on 26 February 2011, the United Nations Security Council. The resolution, which was adopted on the basis of Article 41 in Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and is therefore binding under international law, the Board responded to the development of the situation in Libya and imposed economic sanctions against the North African state. These include an arms embargo, a travel ban on Muammar Gaddafi and some of his family members and senior members of his government. Bank accounts of Libya and the people on the list in the annex to resolution were frozen.
The Security Council directed the Libyan authorities to cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which examined the events in the country since February 15, 2011.
With the resolution text, the members of the Security Council assume that the " widespread and systematic attacks currently taking place in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya against the civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity ".
The Security Council demanded an immediate end to the resolution of violence and steps that are suitable to fulfill " the legitimate demands of the population ". The United Nations calls on the Libyan authorities to take measures to ensure the safety of foreign nationals in Libya and which to leave to facilitate who want to leave the country. It also demands that Libya foreign humanitarian and medical aid workers concerned to enter and safely put a safe passage of relief supplies. Finally, the committee called for a lifting of restrictions on the media.
Travel ban abroad
The travel ban are 16 people who belong to the government and / or close to the regime:
- Abdulqader Mohammed Al- Baghdadi, head of the Liaison Office of the Revolutionary Committees
- Abdulqader Yusef Dibri, chief of the bodyguard Muammar Gaddafi
- Abu Zayd Umar Dorda, Director of the External Security Organization
- Abu Bakr Yunis Jabir, Defense
- Matuq Matuq Mohammed, Minister of public utility
- Sayyid Mohammed Qadhaf Al -dam, Cousin of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Hannibal Muammar al - Gaddafi, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Khamis Gaddafi, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi and leaders of the Khamis Brigade
- Muhammad al- Gaddafi, oldest son of Muammar Gaddafi and President of the National Olympic Committee
- Muammar al - Gaddafi, Leader, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
- Mutasim - Billah al - Gaddafi, National Security Advisor, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- As- Saadi al - Qaddhafi, commander of the Special Forces, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Saif al - Arab al - Gaddafi, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Saif al -Islam al - Gaddafi, director of the Gaddafi Foundation, son of Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Abdullah al - Senussi, Director of Military Intelligence and brother in law of Muammar Gaddafi
Frozen bank accounts
The freezing of the bank credit also extends to the following six members of the Gaddafi family:
- Aisha al - Gaddafi
- Hannibal Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Khamis al - Gaddafi
- Muammar al - Gaddafi
- Mutasim - Billah al - Gaddafi
- Saif al -Islam al - Gaddafi