Ángel Arnoldo Pineda Ávila

Guatemala

Secretary-General of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Guatemala

1975-05-10

Male

Passport, 238937186, issuer: Guatemala

EU

Ángel Pineda Ávila is the Secretary-General of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Guatemala (equivalent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office). He is second-in-command in the Public Ministry after the Attorney General, and Head of the General Secretariat of that institution. In that position, Ángel Pineda Ávila is involved in efforts to overturn the results of the first and second round of elections held in June and August 2023, including through spurious criminal investigations targeting the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the political party Movimiento Semilla and President Arévalo. In December 2023, he participated in a press conference where the Public Ministry presented claims that the outcome of the first round of elections in June 2023 was invalid. In 2025, Ángel Pineda Ávila engaged in the spurious investigation into indigenous leaders who were accused of terrorism for their actions in defending the 2023 election results. Ángel Pineda Ávila is therefore engaging in actions that undermine democracy, the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power in Guatemala.

CH

art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travelban)

Position(s): Secretary-General of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Guatemala

2024-04-10

CH

Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures concerning Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6)

Switzerland country specific

Guatemala

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures concerning Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.