Last Updated: December 4, 2024
Leonid Nikolaevich CHURO
Aliases
Леонид Николаевич ЧУРО; Леанiд Мiкалаевiч ЧУРО; Leanid Mikalaevich CHURO; Leonid Nikolajevitj TJURO; Leanid Mikalajevitj TJURO; Leanid Čuro; Leanid Tšuro
Position
Chairman of the Republican Chess Federation – Public Association “Belarusian Chess Federation”, \nformer Director General of BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise
Nationality
Belarus
DoB
1956-07-08
Reg. ID
['3080756A068PB5 (other-Other identification number) (Personal identification)' 'P4289481 (passport-National passport) ']
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400768
Official reason
In his position as Director General of the BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise, Leanid Churo is responsible for Belarusian air traffic control. He therefore bears responsibility for diverting passenger flight FR4978 to Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and deta...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2021-06-21)
Date of listing
2024-02-27
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