Last Updated: November 26, 2023
Leonid Nikolaevich CHURO
Aliases
Леонид Николаевич ЧУРО; Леанід Мікалаевіч ЧУРО; Leanid Mikalaevich CHURO; Leonid Nikolajevitj TJURO; Leanid Mikalajevitj TJURO
Position
Director General of \nBELAERONAVIGATSIA \nState-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=CELEX:32021R0997&from=EN
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
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 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