Last Updated: January 14, 2025

Khazalbek Bakhtibekovich ATABEKOV

Aliases

Хазалбек Бахтибекович АТАБЕКОВ; Хазалбек Бактібекавіч АТАБЕКАЎ; Khazalbek Baktibekavich ATABEKAU; Chazalbek Bachtibekovitj ATABEKOV; Chazalbek Baktibekavitj ATABEKAU

Position

Former Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops

DoB

1967-03-18

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R0419

Official reason

In his position as Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA), he is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by MoIA forces, in particular the Internal Troops under his command, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including tor...

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2020-10-02)

Date of listing

2023-02-28

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