Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich VOLK

Aliases

Александр Александрович ВОЛК; Аляксандр Аляксандравіч ВОЎК; Aliaksandr Aliaksandravich VOUK; Aleksandr Aleksandrovitj VOLK; Aljaksandr Aljaksandravitj VOUK

Position

Judge of the Sovetsky \nDistrict Court of Minsk

DoB

1979-08-01

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R0997&from=EN

Official reason

In his position as judge of the Sovetsky District Court of Minsk, Aliaksandr Vouk is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against peaceful protesters, in particular the sentencing of sisters Anastasia and Victoria Mirontsev, considered as political prisoners by Viasna, a Belarussian human rights organisation. Violations of rights ...

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2021-06-21)

Date of listing

2021-06-21

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