Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Francisco DIAZ
Aliases
Francisco Javier DIAZ MADRIZ
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1961-08-03
Address
Residencial Lomas del Valle, Casa U5, Managua, Nicaragua
Reg. ID
0810308610000L, National ID No.
Official reason
Diaz is a Commissioner of Nicaragua’s National Police (NNP) who has been referred to as the de facto head of, and has directed the day-to-day business of, the NNP. Under Diaz’s command the NNP has engaged in serious human rights abuse against the people of Nicaragua, including extrajudicial killings. In June, masked gunmen accompanied by individua...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm422
Date of listing
2018-07-05
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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