Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Vasily Vasilyevich BEGUN
Aliases
Василий Васильевич БЕГУН; Васілій Васільевіч БЯГУН; Vasili Vasilievich BIAGUN; Vasili Begun; Vasilij Begun; Vasilij Bjahun
Position
Judge at the Gomel Regional Court
DoB
1960-12-09
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403177
Official reason
Vasily Biagun is a Belarusian judge who has served in the Gomel Regional Court since 2003. He was appointed by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Biagun issued numerous rulings against opponents of the Belarusian authorities, including sentences against individuals for their activity on social media. He also issued politically motivated prison sentences agains...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403177
Date of listing
2024-12-16
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Regime
EU country specific
Target State
Belarus
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
Official Information
The EU has imposed several successive rounds of individual and sectoral sanctions, against those responsible for internal repression and human rights abuses in Belarus, and in the context of Belarus’ involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Council of the EU first adopted targeted restrictive measures against specific Belarusian officials ...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02012D0642-20220604