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Roman LYAGIN

Aliases

Roman LYAHIN; Roman LIAGIN; Roman LIAHIN

DoB

1980-05-30

Official reason

Roman Lyagin has served as the chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and as minister of social and labor policy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).  In his role as CEC chairman, he helped organize a number of votes in the region that were denounced as illegal by the government of Ukraine in Kyiv, including a May 2014...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl9993

Date of listing

2015-03-11

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014 Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Russia

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Official Information

E.O. 13660. On March 6, 2014, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701et seq.) (IEEPA), issued E.O. 13660. In E.O. 13660, the President determined that the actions and policies of persons, including persons who have asserted governmental authority in the Crimean region wit...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/10/2014-05323/blocking-property-of-certain-persons-contributing-to-the-situation-in-ukraine