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Ramzan Akhmatovich KADYROV
Aliases
Ramzan Akhmadovitch KADYROV
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1976-10-05
Address
Republic of Chechnya, Russia; Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Official reason
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov (Kadyrov), the leader of Russia’s Republic of Chechnya and a brutal warlord with reported links to previous instances of torture and murder, has mobilized Chechens to fight in Ukraine. Publicly describing himself as Putin’s “foot soldier,” Kadyrov was promoted to the rank of “lieutenant-general” for his role in Russia’s f...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0954
Date of listing
2017-12-20
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Regime
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Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
On December 14, 2012, the President signed into law the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, Public Law 112–208, title IV, 126 Stat. 1502 (2012) (the “Act”). The Act provides authority for the identification of and imposition of sanctions on certain persons related to the detention, abuse, and death of Sergei Magnitsky or respon...
Additional Details
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Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/12/21/2017-27499/magnitsky-act-sanctions-regulations