Last Updated: September 29, 2024
Alexander Valerievich BYKOV
Aliases
Александр Валерьевич БЫКОВ; Аляксандр Валер’евiч БЫКАЎ; Aliaksandr Valerievich BYKAU; Alexandr Valerjevitj BYKOV; Aljaksandr Valerjevitj BYKAU; Alexandr Valerievich BYKOV
Position
First Deputy Commander of the Interior Troops, former Commander of the Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR),
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400768
Official reason
In his position as Commander of the Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by SOBR forces in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators.
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2020-10-02)
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