Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1488 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1488 27.5.2024 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1488 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 of 27 May 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 27 May 2024, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1485. (2) The Union remains unwavering in its condemnation of the human rights violations and internal repression in Russia. (3) In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that 19 natural persons and 1 legal person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485. (4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 May 2024. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES (1) OJ L, 2024/1485, 27.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1485/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj 1/10ANNEX Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’: Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing ‘1. Nikolai Pavlovich DUBOVIK Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian 27.5.2024 Russian Federation Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation (Николай Павлович appeal against the verdict in the “slander of a veteran” trial. As a result, he ДУБОВИК) Nationality: Russian politically discredited Alexei Navalny before the 2020 constitutional Gender: male referendum in Russia. Therefore, Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 2. Eduard Borisovich Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian 27.5.2024 ERDYNIEV Russian Federation Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation appeal against the decision to replace the probation sentence with (Эдуард Борисович Nationality: Russian a fully-fledged sentence. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was pronounced ЭРДЫНИЕВ) Gender: male guilty and, years later, was imprisoned in a high-security penal colony in order to prevent him from engaging in political activity. Therefore, Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 3. Andrey Vladimirovich Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky 27.5.2024 FEDOROV of Tomsk District Court, city of Tomsk. In his position, he rejected the complaint about the inaction of the officials of the Investigative Committee of the (Андрей Владимирович Nationality: Russian Russian Federation of the Tomsk Oblast regarding the poisoning of Alexei ФЕДОРОВ / ФЁДОРОВ) Gender: male Navalny. His decision resulted in the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny. Therefore, Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. 2/10 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj EN OJ L, 27.5.2024Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 4. Ekaterina Vasilevna Position: Representative of the Ministry of Internal Ekaterina Vasilevna Fedotova (Naumova) works in the Representation of the 27.5.2024 FEDOTOVA (NAUMOVA) Affairs of Russia for the city of Khimki, Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast. Oblast In her position, she took part in the court meeting of 18 January 2021, (Екатерина Васильевна organised at a police station, and demanded the extension of the illegal ФЕДОТОВА (НАУМОВА)) DOB: 6.11.1995 detention of Alexei Navalny by 30 days. Nationality: Russian Therefore, Ekaterina Vasilevna Fedotova (Naumova) is responsible for serious Gender: female human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 5. Inna Alexandrovna Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city Inna Alexandrovna Fesenko is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky 27.5.2024 FESENKO of Tomsk District Court, city of Tomsk. In her position, she twice rejected complaints about the inaction of the Tomsk transport police regarding the poisoning of (Инна Александровна DOB: 22.12.1968 Alexei Navalny. Furthermore, she imposed a ban on certain actions on ФЕСЕНКО) Nationality: Russian Ksenia Fadeeva, the former head of Navalny’s organisation headquarters in Tomsk. Gender: female Therefore, Inna Alexandrovna Fesenko is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. 6. Ekaterina Viktorovna Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city Ekaterina Viktorovna Galyautdinova is a Russian judge working in the 27.5.2024 GALYAUTDINOVA of Tomsk Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. In her position, she twice rejected complaints about the inaction of the Tomsk Transport Police regarding the (Екатерина Викторовна DOB: 1969 investigation into the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. ГАЛЯУТДИНОВА) Nationality: Russian Therefore, Ekaterina Viktorovna Galyautdinova is responsible for activities Gender: female which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj 3/10 OJ L, 27.5.2024 ENName Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 7. Dmitry Evgenevich Position: Senior Investigator of the Main Military Dmitry Evgenevich Pankratov is a Senior Investigator of the Main Military 27.5.2024 PANKRATOV Investigation Department of the Investigative Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Federation. In his position, he refused to initiate an investigation into the (Дмитрий Евгеньевич Justice attempted murder of Alexei Navalny following Navalny’s was poisoning with ПАНКРАТОВ) the nerve agent Novichok. DOB: 29.12.1967 Therefore, Dmitry Evgenevich Pankratov is responsible for activities which Nationality: Russian seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. Gender: male 8. Evgeniy Borisovich Position: Judge of the 9th Arbitration Court of Evgeniy Borisovich Rastorguev is a judge of the 9th Arbitration Court of 27.5.2024 RASTORGUEV Appeal, Russia Appeal, Russia. In his position, he upheld the claim of the “Druzhba Narodov” company against Alexei Navalny. Alexei Navalny had claimed, in (Евгений Борисович DOB: 20.8.1970 his investigation, that the company is engaged in a corruption scheme with РАСТОРГУЕВ) POB: Vladimir Oblast, former USSR (now Russian the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia). Federation) Therefore, Evgeniy Borisovich Rastorguev is responsible for serious human Nationality: Russian rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression, and for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. Gender: male 9. Alexander Sergeevich Position: Head of branch No 15 of the federal Alexander Sergeevich Ermolenko is the Head of branch No 15 of the federal 27.5.2024 ERMOLENKO governmental institution “Criminal Executive governmental institution “Criminal Executive Inspectorate of the Directorate Inspectorate of the Directorate of the Federal of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the City of Moscow”. In his position, he (Александр Сергеевич Penitentiary Service in the City of Moscow” supported the transformation of Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence into ЕРМОЛЕНКО) a custodial sentence during the court hearing in the Yves Rocher case. DOB: 11.11.1993 Therefore, Alexander Sergeevich Ermolenko is responsible for serious Nationality: Russian human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and Gender: male expression. 4/10 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj EN OJ L, 27.5.2024Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 10. Irina Geroldovna KIM Position: Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Irina Geroldovna Kim is a judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast. 27.5.2024 Vladimir Oblast (Ирина Герольдовна КИМ) As from 2022, she was directly involved in creating and maintaining DOB: 14.8.1978 torturous conditions for Alexei Navalny through repeatedly rejecting Alexei Navalny’s claims against the IK-6 penal colony regarding his treatment, Nationality: Russian where he was serving a sentence imposed as a result of politically motivated Gender: female prosecution. Therefore, Irina Geroldovna Kim is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. 11. Kirill Sergeevich Position: Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Kirill Sergeevich Nikiforov is a judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir 27.5.2024 NIKIFOROV Vladimir Oblast Oblast. (Кирилл Сергеевич DOB: 14.3.1992 As from 2022, he was directly involved in creating and maintaining НИКИФОРОВ) torturous conditions for Alexei Navalny through repeatedly rejecting Alexei Nationality: Russian Navalny’s claims against the IK-6 penal colony regarding his treatment, Gender: male where he was serving a 12-year sentence imposed as a result of politically motivated prosecution. Therefore, Kirill Sergeevich Nikiforov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. 12. Sergey Vladimirovich Position: Judge of the Leninsky district Court of Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov is a judge of the Leninsky District Court of 27.5.2024 BLINOV Kirov Kirov. (Сергей Владимирович Nationality: Russian In 2013, he sentenced Alexei Navalny to 5 years and businessman Pyotr БЛИНОВ) Ofitserov to 4 years in prison on embezzlement charges in the politically Gender: male motivated trial of the “Kirovles case”. Additionally, they were fined 500 000 rubles each. Therefore, Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj 5/10 OJ L, 27.5.2024 ENName Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 13. Evgeny Vladimirovich Position: judge of the Nikulinsky District Court of Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is a judge at the Nikulinsky District Court of 27.5.2024 BORISOV Moscow Moscow. (Евгений Владимирович Nationality: Russian In 2015, he accepted the claim of the Kirovles company to recover БОРИСОВ) 16 million rubles from Alexei Navalny and two other defendants in the Gender: male politically motivated “Kirovles case”. Therefore, Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 14. Tatyana Stanislavovna Position: Judge of the Moscow City Court Tatyana Stanislavovna Dodonova is a judge at the Moscow City Court. 27.5.2024 DODONOVA Nationality: Russian In 2014, she recognised the decision to place Alexei Navalny under house (Татьяна Станиславовна arrest as legal in the “Yves Rocher” case. She has systematically been involved Gender: female ДОДОНОВА) in cases against citizens of the Russian Federation who have opposed the political regime in Russia by sentencing arrested persons in connection with the 2019 Moscow Protests. Therefore, Tatyana Stanislavovna Dodonova is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 6/10 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj EN OJ L, 27.5.2024Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 15. Elena Sergeevna Position: Judge in the Golovinsky District Court of As judge of the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow, Elena Sergeevna 27.5.2024 ASTAKHOVA Moscow Astakhova, sentenced Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and co-chairman of “Memorial”, to two years and six months in a general regime (Елена Сергеевна DOB: 30.3.1978 colony on politically motivated charges for speaking up against Russia’s war АСТАХОВА) Nationality: Russian of aggression against Ukraine. Oleg Orlov, aged 70, is one of the most respected and longest-serving human rights defenders in Russia, one of the Gender: female leaders of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial Human Rights Defence Center (HRDC “Memorial”), which was liquidated as ID NO. 45 01 525454 part of the systematic, wide-scale crackdown on the freedoms of expression, Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (ИНН): peaceful assembly, and association in Russia. Oleg Orlov was charged with and sentenced for allegedly “discrediting” the Russian army after publishing 7703204586 an opinion piece in French media against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Elena Sergeevna Astakhova is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj 7/10 OJ L, 27.5.2024 ENName Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 16. Sergey VOROBYOV Position: State Prosecutor As prosecutor in the politically motivated case against the prominent human 27.5.2024 rights defender Oleg Orlov, Sergey Vorobyov asked to sentence Oleg Orlov (Сергей ВОРОБЬЕВ) to 2 years and 11 months in prison, arguing that Orlov’s article against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine was motivated by “ideological hostility and hatred”. Oleg Orlov, aged 70, is one of the most respected and longest-serving human rights defenders in Russia, one of the leaders of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial Human Rights Defence Center (HRDC “Memorial”), which was liquidated as part of the systematic, wide-scale crackdown on the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association in Russia. Oleg Orlov was charged with and sentenced for allegedly “discrediting” the Russian army after publishing an opinion piece in French media against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Sergey Vorobyov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 17. Ilya Andreevich Position: Investigator in the Investigative As investigator in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Ilya 27.5.2024 SAVCHENKO Department of Tver (Investigative Committee of the Andreevich Savchenko was assigned Oleg Orlov’s case and contributed to Russian Federation) Orlov’s indictment for having published an opinion piece against Russia’s (Илья Андреевич war of aggression against Ukraine. Ilya Andreevich Savchenko established САВЧЕНКО) DOB: 18.6.1997 that Orlov had published the article guided by “ideological hostility against POB: Rtishchevo — Saratov Region, Russian traditional Russian spiritual, moral and patriotic values” and of hatred Federation towards the social group “Russian militaries”. Nationality: Russian Therefore, investigator Ilya Andreevich Savchenko is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and Gender: male expression. 8/10 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj EN OJ L, 27.5.2024Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing 18. Oksana Vasilyevna Position: Judge in the Vasileostrovsky District Court As judge of the Vasileostrovsky District Court of Saint Petersburg, Oksana 27.5.2024 DEMYASHEVA of Saint Petersburg Vasilyevna Demyasheva sentenced Alexandra Skochilenko, an artist, to seven years in prison on politically-motivated charges for spreading so-called “fake (Оксана Васильевна DOB: 10.3.1980 news” about the Russian army. Skochilenko was arrested for replacing price ДЕМЯШЕВА) Nationality: Russian tags at a supermarket with anti-war stickers. She became one of the first people charged under the newly passed criminal law outlawing so-called Gender: female “fake news” about the Russian army, her trial attracting wide public attention for the unprecedented pressure Skochilenko faced from the jail administra- tion, the judge, and the prosecution. Therefore, Oksana Vasilyevna Demyasheva is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 19. Alexander Yurievich Position: Prosecutor in the Department of State As prosecutor of the Prosector’s Office in Saint Petersburg, Alexander 27.5.2024’; GLADYSHEV Prosecutors/ Saint Petersburg Prosecutor’s Office Yurievich Gladyshev asked for an eight-year prison sentence for Alexandra Skochilenko, an artist, on politically motivated charges of spreading “fake (Александр Юрьевич DOB: 28.10.1994 news” about the army, after she was arrested for replacing price tags at ГЛАДЫШЕВ) Nationality: Russian a supermarket with anti-war stickers. Skochilenko became one of the first persons charged under the newly passed criminal law outlawing so-called Gender: male “fake news” about the Russian army, her trial attracting wide public attention for the unprecedented pressure Skochilenko faced from the jail administra- tion, the judge, and the prosecution. Therefore, Alexander Yurievich Gladyshev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj 9/10 OJ L, 27.5.2024 EN(2) the following entry is added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’: Name Identifying information Statement of Reasons Date of listing ‘1. FEDERAL PENITENTIARY Address: Zhitnaya Street 14 Yakimanka District, The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation (FSIN) is a federal 27.5.2024’. SERVICE OF THE RUSSIAN Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. FSIN is the FEDERATION federal authority for the detention of suspected and convicted persons, the Website: http://www.fsin.su/eng security and maintenance of prisons in Russia, the transport of prisoners, (FSIN) and rehabilitation programmes. ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА As such, FSIN is the central authority managing the Russian prison system, ИСПОЛНЕНИЯ known for its widespread and systematic abuses against, and ill-treatment of, НАКАЗАНИЙ political prisoners in Russia. As a federal agency, FSIN is responsible for the (ФСИН) (RU) penal colonies where Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was held on politically motivated charges and ultimately died on 16 February 2024. During his imprisonment, Alexei Navalny suffered abuses, including through solitary confinement in a punishment cell and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, leading to the severe deterioration of his health. Other political prisoners held in the Russian prison system under similarly harsh conditions of detention, are subjected to abuse and ill-treatment, which is meant to physically and psychologically break them. FSIN is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 10/10 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1488/oj EN OJ L, 27.5.2024