Last Updated: December 11, 2024
Aliases
Дмитрий Владимирович БАЛАБА; Дзмітрый Уладзіміравіч БАЛАБА; Dzmitry Uladzimiravich BALABA; Dmitrij Vladimirovitj BALABA; Dzmitryj Uladzimiravitj BALABA
Position
Head of OMON (‘Special Purpose Police Detachment’) for the Minsk City Executive Committee
DoB
1972-06-01
Linked to
Official reason
In his command position over OMON forces in Minsk, he is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by OMON forces in Minsk in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists.
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2020-10-02)
Date of listing
2021-02-26
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