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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/769 27.2.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/769 of 26 February 2024 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/769 27.2.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/769 of 26 February 2024 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP(1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, and considering the persistent gravity of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the illegal aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, it is appropriate to maintain in force all the measures adopted by the Union. Consequently, Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be renewed until 28 February 2025.
(3) The entries for 21 natural and two legal persons included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be amended.
(4) Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. This Decision shall apply until 28 February 2025.’;
(2) Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 26 February 2024.
For the Council The President D. CLARINVAL
(1) Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1).
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http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/769/oj ANNEX Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) in Table ‘A. Natural persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1)’, entries 11, 39, 41, 43, 44, 67, 68, 69, 75, 87, 117, 147, 161, 163, 165, 168, 169, 171, 173, 195 and 205 are
replaced by the following:
Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Names (Belarusian spelling) Identifying Information Reasons for listing Date of listing Transcription of Russian (Russian spelling) spelling ‘11. Aliaksandr Valerievich Аляксандр Валер’евiч БЫКАЎ Position(s): First Deputy In his former position as Commander of the Special Rapid 2.10.2020 BYKAU Commander of the Interior Troops, Response Unit (SOBR) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was Александр Валерьевич former Commander of the Special responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by Alexander (Alexandr) БЫКОВ Rapid Response Unit (SOBR), SOBR forces in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in Valerievich BYKOV Lieutenant Colonel particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators.
Gender: male He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as First Deputy Commander of the Interior Troops.
39. Sviatlana Piatrouna Святлана Пятроўна КАЦУБА Position(s): Chair of Social In her former position as a member of the CEC college, she was 2.10.2020 KATSUBA Humanities and Legal Disciplines responsible for its misconduct in the 2020 presidential electoral Светлана Петровна КАЦУБО at Gomel/Homyel State Technical process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of Svetlana Petrovna University, former Member of the fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results.
KATSUBO Central Electoral Commission The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the
(CEC) dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds
DOB: 6.8.1959 and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions
POB: Podilsk, under its supervision are composed in a biased manner.
Odessa Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Ukraine) She remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Chair of Social Humanities and Legal Disciplines at Gomel/Homyel State Gender: female Technical University.
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41. Igar Anatolievich Iгар Анатольевiч Position(s): Managing Director of In his former position as a member of the CEC college, he was 2.10.2020 PLYSHEUSKI ПЛЫШЭЎСКI OOO Bergia Group, former responsible for its misconduct in the 2020 presidential electoral Member of the Central Electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of Ihor Anatolievich Игорь Анатольевич Commission (CEC) fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results.
PLYSHEVSKIY ПЛЫШЕВСКИЙ
DOB: 19.2.1979 The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds
POB: Lyuban, former USSR (now and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling Belarus) stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions
Gender: male under its supervision are composed in a biased manner.
He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Managing Director of OOO Bergia Group.
43. Aleh Leanidavich Алег Леанiдавiч СЛIЖЭЎСКI Position(s): Head of the Legal In his former position as a member of the CEC college, he was 2.10.2020 SLIZHEUSKI Support Department of the responsible for its misconduct in the 2020 presidential electoral Олег Леонидович Permanent Committee of the Union process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of Oleg Leonidovich СЛИЖЕВСКИЙ State of Belarus and Russia, former fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results.
SLIZHEVSKI Member of the Central Electoral The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the Commission (CEC) dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds
DOB: 16.8.1972 and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions
POB: Grodno/Hrodna, former under its supervision are composed in a biased manner.
USSR (now Belarus) He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as head of the Legal
Gender: male Support Department of the Permanent Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
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44. Irina Aliaksandrauna Iрына Аляксандраўна Position(s): Former Member of the In her former position as a member of the CEC college, she was 2.10.2020 TSELIKAVETS ЦЭЛIКАВЕЦ Central Electoral Commission responsible for its misconduct in the 2020 presidential electoral
(CEC) process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of Irina Alexandrovna Ирина Александровна fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results.
TSELIKOVEC ЦЕЛИКОВЕЦ DOB: 2.11.1976 The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the
POB: Zhlobin, former USSR (now dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds Belarus) and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling
Gender: female stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner.
67. Genadz Andreevich Генадзь Андрэевiч БОГДАН Position(s): Former Deputy Head of In his former position of Deputy Head of the Belarus President 17.12.2020 BOGDAN the Belarus President Property Property Management Directorate, he oversees the functioning Геннадий Андреевич Management Directorate of numerous enterprises. The body under his leadership provides Gennady Andreievich БОГДАН financial, material and technical, social, household and medical
BOGDAN DOB: 8.1.1977 support to the State apparatus and republican authorities. He is
Gender: male closely associated with the President and continues to support the Lukashenka regime.
68. Ihar Paulavich Iгар Паўлавiч БУРМIСТРАЎ Position(s): Former Chief of Staff In his former leadership position as First Deputy Commander of 17.12.2020 BURMISTRAU and First Deputy Commander of the the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was Игорь Павлович Internal Troops of the Ministry of responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by Igor Pavlovich БУРМИСТРОВ Internal Affairs the Internal Troops under his command in the wake of the 2020 BURMISTROV presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-
DOB: 30.9.1968 treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as
Gender: male intimidation and violence against journalists.
He was passed to the military reserve. He has the right to wear military uniform and insignia.
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69. Arciom Kanstantinavich Арцём Канстанцiнавiч Position(s): Deputy Head of In his former leadership position as Senior Inspector for Special 17.12.2020 DUNKA ДУНЬКА the Vitebsk/Viciebsk Region/Oblast Matters of the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Office of the Department of Control Committee, he was responsible for the repression and Artem Konstantinovich Артем Константинович Financial Investigations of the State intimidation campaign led by the State apparatus in the wake of DUNKO ДУНЬКО Control Committee, former Senior the 2020 presidential election, in particular investigations Inspector for Special Matters of the launched into opposition leaders and activists.
Department of Financial He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Deputy Head Investigations of the State Control of the Vitebsk/Viciebsk Region/Oblast Office of the Department Committee of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee.
DOB: 8.6.1990
Gender: male
75. Siarhei Leanidavich Сяргей Леанiдавiч Position(s): Deputy Head of In his former position as Chief of the Sovetsky District Police 17.12.2020 KALINNIK КАЛИННИК Criminal Police in the Main Internal Department of Minsk, he was responsible for the repression and Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City intimidation campaign led by the local police force under his Sergei Leonidovich Сергей Леонидович Executive Committee, former Police command in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in KALINNIK КАЛИННИК Colonel, Chief of the Sovetsky particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of District Police Department of Minsk peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists.
DOB: 23.7.1979 According to witnesses, he personally supervised and took part
Gender: male in torturing unlawfully detained protesters.
He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Deputy Head of Criminal Police in the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive. Committee.
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http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/769/oj Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Names (Belarusian spelling) Identifying Information Reasons for listing Date of listing Transcription of Russian (Russian spelling) spelling 87 Aliaksandr Vasilevich Аляксандр Васiльевiч Position(s): Businessman, chairman He is one of the leading businessmen operating in Belarus, with 17.12.2020 SHAKUTSIN ШАКУЦIН of the board of directors of business interests in construction, machine building, agriculture Amkodor holding, shareholder of and other sectors.
Aleksandr Vasilevich Александр Васильевич SV Maschinen GmbH, UAB EM SHAKUTIN ШАКУТИН He is reported to be one of the persons who has benefitted most System, Anulatrans SIA, Amkodor- from privatisation during Lukashenka’s tenure as President. He is Tsentr, OOO PMI Inzhiniring also a former member of the presidium of the pro-Lukashenka
DOB: 12.1.1959 public association “Belaya Rus” and a former member of the Council for the Development of Entrepreneurship in the
POB: Bolshoe Babino, Orsha Rayon, Republic of Belarus.
Vitebsk/Viciebsk Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) In July 2020, he made public comments condemning the opposition protests in Belarus, thus supporting the Lukashenka
Gender: male regime’s policy of repression towards peaceful protesters, democratic opposition and civil society.
He is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime.
He maintains business interests in Belarus.
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117. Aliaksandr Henadzevich Аляĸсандр Генадзевiч Position(s): First Deputy Minister of In his former position as the Rector of the Brest State Technical 21.6.2021 BAKHANOVICH БАХАНОВIЧ Education, former Rector of the University, whose appointment was approved by Alexander Brest State Technical University Lukashenka, Aliaksandr Bakhanovich was responsible for the Aleksandr Gennadevich Алеĸсандр Геннадьевич decision of the university administration to expel students for BAKHANOVICH БАХАНОВИЧ DOB: 1972 taking part in peaceful protests. The expulsion orders were made
Gender: male following Lukashenka’s call on 27 October 2020to expel from universities students taking part in protests and strikes. In
Nationality: Belarusian January 2023, Aliaksandr Bakhanovich was appointed First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and is supporting the Lukashenka regime.
147. Siarhei Uladzimiravich Сяргей Уладзiмiравiч Position(s): Head, and former In his former position as the Deputy Head of the Frunzensky 21.6.2021 USHAKOU УШАКОЎ Deputy Head, of the Frunzensky District Police Department of Minsk supervising criminal police, District Police Department of Minsk Siarhei Ushakou was responsible for the actions of his Sergei Vladimirovich Сергей Владимирович subordinates, especially inhumane and degrading treatment, USHAKOV УШАКОВ DOB: 22.8.1980 including torture, inflicted on citizens detained in the
POB: Minsk, former USSR (now Frunzensky District in the wake of the 2020 presidential election Belarus) and for the general brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters.
Officers under Ushakou’s direct supervision used torture against
Gender: male detainees.
Nationality: Belarusian He is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
He is currently the head of the Fruzensky District Police Department of Minsk.
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161. Ihar Uladzimiravich Iгар Уладзiмiравiч ГОЛУБ Position(s): Director of the Aviation In his former position as Commander of the Air Force and Air 21.6.2021 HOLUB Department of the Ministry of Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, Игорь Владимирович ГОЛУБ Transport and Communications, Ihar Holub was responsible for the decision taken by the Igor Vladimirovich GOLUB former Commander of the Air Force Command of the Air Forces and Air Defence Forces, on and Air Defence of the Armed Lukashenka’s instructions, to dispatch military aircraft to escort Forces the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021.
DOB: 19.11.1967 This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and
POB: Chernigov, Chernigovskaya detaining opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia oblast, former USSR (now Ukraine) Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and
Gender: Male democratic opposition in Belarus.
Nationality: Belarusian Following the incident, Ihar Holub gave press statements together with Belarusian Ministry of Transport Aviation
Rank: Major General Department Director Artem Sikorsky justifying the actions of the
BY passport number: KH2187962 Belarusian aviation authorities.
Personal identification: He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and 3191167E003PB1 democratic opposition in Belarus, and is supporting the Lukashenka regime.
He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus.
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163. Leanid Mikalaevich CHURO Леанiд Мiкалаевiч ЧУРО Position(s): Chairman of the In his former position as Director General of the 21.6.2021 Republican Chess Federation – BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise, Leanid Churo Leonid Nikolaevich Леонид Николаевич ЧУРО Public Association “Belarusian was responsible for Belarusian air traffic control. He therefore CHURO Chess Federation”, former Director bears responsibility for diverting passenger flight FR4978 to General of BELAERONAVIGATSIA Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. This State-Owned Enterprise politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and detaining opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia
DOB: 8.7.1956 Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and
Gender: Male democratic opposition in Belarus.
Nationality: Belarusian He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
BY passport number: P4289481 He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the chairman of
Personal identification: the Republican Chess Federation – Public Association 3080756A068PB5 “Belarusian Chess Federation”.
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165. Artsiom Igaravich Арцём Iгаравiч СIКОРСКI Position(s): Director General of the In his former capacity as the Director of the Aviation Department 21.6.2021 SIKORSKI BELAERONAVIGATSIA State- of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus, Артем Игоревич Owned Enterprise, former Director Artsiom Sikorski was responsible for state management in the Artem Igorevich СИКОРСКИЙ of the Aviation Department of the sphere of civil aviation and supervision of air traffic control. He SIKORSKIY Ministry of Transport and therefore bears responsibility for diverting passenger flight Communications FR4978 to Minsk on 23 May 2021without a proper justification.
This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and
DOB: 1983 detaining the opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia
POB: Soligorsk, Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and Minsk Region/Oblast, former USSR democratic opposition of Belarus. (now Belarus) Following the incident, he gave press statements together with
Gender: Male Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, Ihar Holub, justifying
Nationality: Belarusian the actions of the Belarusian aviation authorities.
BY passport number: MP3785448 He is therefore responsible for repression of civil society and
Personal identification: democratic opposition and is supporting the Lukashenka regime.
3240483A023PB7 He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Director General of the BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise.
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168. Anatol Piatrovich LAPO Анатоль Position(s): Former Lieutenant In his former position as Chairman of the State Border 2.12.2021 Пятровiч ЛАПО/ЛАППО General and Chairman of the State Committee, Anatol Lapo was responsible for actions of border Anatoliy Petrovich LAPPO Border Committee of the Republic control bodies under his command, whose border guards were Анатолии Петрович ЛАППО of Belarus (appointed on documented as directing, guiding or forcing migrants to illegally 29 December 2016), Chief State cross the border between Belarus and Union Member States, and Border Delegate whose deliberate failure to carry out their duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross that border.
DOB: 24.5.1963 He is therefore responsible for organising activities by the
POB: Kulakovka, Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the Mogilev Region/Oblast, former external borders of the Union.
USSR (now Belarus) He was passed to the military reserve in May 2023.
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: MP4098888
Personal ID: 3240563K033PB5
169. Kanstantsin Henadzevich Канстанцiн Генадзьевiч Position(s): Colonel, Chairman of In his former position as Head of the Grodno Border Group, 2.12.2021 MOLASTAU МОЛАСТАЎ the State Border Committee, former Kanstantsin Molastau was responsible for actions of border Head of the Grodno Border Group guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Grodno Konstantin Gennadevich Константин Геннадьевич (appointed on 1 October 2014), Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts MOLOSTOV МОЛОСТОВ Military Unit 2141, State Border by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.
Delegate He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka
DOB: 30.5.1970 regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
POB: Krasnoarmeysk, Saratov Region, Russian Federation He was appointed by Lukashenka as the Chairman of the State Border Committee.
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: KH2479999
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171. Ihar Mikalaevich GUTNIK Iгар Мiкалаевiч ГУТНIК Position(s): Colonel, Deputy In his former position as Head of the Brest Border Group, Ihar 2.12.2021 Chairman of the State Border Gutnik, who in 2018 became a deputy of the Brest Regional Igor Nikolaevich GUTNIK Игорь Николаевич ГУТНИК Committee, former Head of the Council as one of the candidates loyal to Lukashenka, was Brest Border Group responsible for the actions of the border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Brest Border Group to
DOB: 17.12.1974 carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to
POB: Village of Zabolotye, cross the border with Union Member States.
Smolevichi District, He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka Minsk Region/Oblast, former USSR regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of (now Belarus) the Union.
Address: 90 Heroes of Defense of He was appointed by Lukashenka as Deputy Chairman of the the Brest Fortress St., 224018, State Border Committee.
Brest, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: BM1962867
173. Maksim Viktaravich Максiм Вiктаравiч БУТРАНЕЦ Position(s): Head of the Brest Border In his former position as Head of the Smorgon Border Group, 2.12.2021 BUTRANETS Group, former Head of the Maksim Butranets was responsible for actions of border guards Максим Викторович Smorgon Border Group, Military under his command. The deliberate failure of the Smorgon Maxim Viktorovich БУТРАНЕЦ Unit 2044 (appointed in Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts BUTRANETS March 2018), State Border Delegate by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.
Maksim Butranets also stated that the number of migrants at the
DOB: 12.12.1978 Belarusian-Lithuanian border remained at the usual level, despite
POB: Sverdlovsk, former USSR the substantial increase observed on the Lithuanian side. He is (now Russian Federation) therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the
Gender: male Union.
Nationality: Belarusian He was appointed as the Head of the Brest Border Group.
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195. Ivan Ivanavich GALAVATYI Iван Iванавiч ГАЛАВАТЫ Position(s): Director-General of the Ivan Galavatyi is the director general of the state-owned 3.6.2022 Open Joint Stock Company enterprise Belaruskali, which is a major source of revenue and Ivan Ivanovich GOLOVATY Иван Иванович ГОЛОВАТЫЙ “Belaruskali”, Chairman of the foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime. He is a member of supervisory board of JSC the Council of the Republic and the National Assembly. He also Belarussian Potash Company. holds multiple other high positions in Belarus and he has received multiple state awards, including from Lukashenka’s Member of the Standing Committee hands, during his career. He has been closely associated with of the Council of the Republic of the Lukashenka and members of his family. He is therefore National Assembly of the Republic benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime.
of Belarus for Foreign Affairs and National Security As director general of Belaruskali, Ivan Galavatyi is directly involved in the Lukashenka regime’s relocation of Ukrainian
DOB: 15.6.1976 children from occupied territories in collaboration with Russia.
POB: Pogost Settlement, Soligorsk Therefore, Ivan Galavatyi supports the Lukashenka regime.
District, Minsk Province, Belarus The employees of OJSC “Belaruskali” who took part in strikes and
Gender: male peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, were deprived of premiums and
Nationality: Belarusian laid off. Alexander Lukashenka himself personally threatened to replace the strikers with miners from Ukraine. Therefore, as the head of Belaruskali, Ivan Galavatyi is responsible for the repression of civil society.
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205. Sviatlana Aliaksandrauna Святлана Аляксандраўна Position(s): Judge of the Supreme In her former position as judge of the Moskovsky district of 3.8.2023’ BANDARENKA БАНДАРЭНКА Court of Belarus, former Judge at Minsk, Sviatlana Bandarenka was responsible for numerous the court of the Moskovsky district politically-motivated rulings. She sentenced several Belarusian Svetlana Aleksandrovna Светлана Александровна of Minsk citizens for participating in protests and publishing anti- BONDARENKO БОНДАРЕНКО government comments on Telegram. She also sentenced the
Gender: female journalist Ekaterina Borisevich and the emergency hospital
Nationality: Belarusian doctor Artyom Sorokin for disclosing medical secrets about Roman Bondarenko, who was beaten to death by the security forces.
She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.
She was appointed by Lukashenka as judge of the Supreme Court of Belarus.
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(2) in Table ‘B. Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 4(1)’, entries 17 and 28 are replaced by the following:
Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Names (Belarusian spelling) Identifying Information Reasons for listing Date of listing Transcription of Russian (Russian spelling) spelling ‘17. Open Joint Stock Company ААТ “Авiякампанiя Белавiя” Address: 14A Nemiga St., 220004 OJSC Belavia Belarusian Airlines is the state-owned national flag 2.12.2021 “Belavia Belarusian Airlines” Minsk, Belarus carrier airline. Belavia also owns and operates Belarusian ОАО “Авиакомпания governmental airplanes used by President Aliaksandr Белавиа” Date of registration: 4.1.1996 Lukashenka. Aliaksandr Lukashenka promised that his
Registration number: 600390798 administration would provide all possible support to Belavia after the Union decided to introduce a prohibition on the overflight of Union airspace and on access to Union airports by all Belarusian air carriers. To that end, he agreed with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on planning the opening of new airline routes for Belavia. In 2021, Belavia’s CEO confirmed receiving government support in the restoration of flights to the Russian Federation. The flag carrier airline has also been exempted from paying added value tax by the Belarusian government in respect of aircraft and components imported into the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Furthermore, in 2014, Belavia received loans for the acquisition of new aircraft from a state-owned bank.
Belavia’s management also told its employees not to protest against election irregularities and mass detentions in Belarus, in view of the fact that Belavia is a state-owned enterprise.
Belavia is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime.
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28. Open Joint Stock Company Адкрытае акцыянернае Address: 5 Korzha St., Soligorsk, OJSC Belaruskali is a state-owned enterprise and one of the 3.6.2022’ “Belaruskali” таварыства “Беларуськалiй” 223710 Minsk Region/Oblast, biggest potash producers in the world. Despite the decline of its Belarus global share in the global potash market from 20 % to 9 % Открытое акционерное in 2022, Belaruskali remains one of the most significant общество “Беларуськалий” Date of registration: 23.12.1996 exporters of potash and a substantial source of revenue for the
Registration number: 600122610 Belarussian state budget. Alexander Lukashenka described Belaruskali as “a national treasure, pride, one of the pillars of Belarusian exports”. It is also a major source of foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime.
Belaruskali is directly involved in the Lukashenka regime’s relocation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories in collaboration with Russia. Since Russia’s illegal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Dubrava facility, which is owned by OJSC Belaruskali, has held more than 2 050Ukrainian children. Therefore, OJSC “Belaruskali” supports the Lukashenka regime.
The employees of OJSC “Belaruskali” who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were intimidated and laid off by the company’s management. Alexander Lukashenka himself personally threatened to replace the strikers with miners from Ukraine. Therefore, “Belaruskali” is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus and supports the Lukashenka regime.
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27.2.2024