Last Updated: November 26, 2023
Alexander Vladimirovich KONYUK
Aliases
Александр Владимирович КОНЮК; Аляксандр Уладзіміравіч КАНЮК; Aliaksandr Uladzimiravich KANYUK; Alexandr Vladimirovitj KONJUK; Aljaksandr Uladzimiravitj KANJUK; Alexandr Vladimirovich KONYUK
Position
Former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus;\n\nAmbassador of the Republic of Belarus to Armenia
DoB
1960-07-11
Linked to
Official reason
In his former position as Prosecutor General, he was responsible for the widespread use of criminal proceedings to disqualify opposition candidates ahead of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent persons from joining the Coordination Council launched by the opposition to challenge the outcome of that election. He remains active in the Lukas...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2020-10-02)
Date of listing
2021-02-26
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 Council of the EU first adopted restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus on 24 September 2004. Targeted measures were imposed against persons who are considered by the Pourgourides Report to be key actors in the unresolved disappearances of four well-known persons in Belarus in 1999-2000. Additional listings were introduced fol...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02012D0642-20220604