Last Updated: January 15, 2025
Andrei Ivanovich SHVED
Aliases
Андрей Иванович ШВЕД; Андрэй Iванавіч ШВЕД; Andrei Ivanavich SHVED; Andrej Ivanovitj SJVED; Andrej Ivanavitj SJVED
Position
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus
DoB
1973-04-21
Linked to
Official reason
In his position as Prosecutor General, he is responsible for the ongoing repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and in particular the launching of numerous criminal proceedings against peaceful demonstrators, opposition leaders and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections. He also made public statements threatening...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2020-12-17)
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 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