Kavaliou Mikhail

Belarus

Male

EU

In his position as deputy head of the Department of State Prosecution of the Office for Supervision of Compliance with the Law of Court Decisions in Criminal Cases, Prosecutor General’s Office, Mikhail Kavaliou is responsible for numerous politically motivated criminal cases against Belarusian political opposition. In particular, he is involved in the politically motivated prosecution of Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, Pavel Latushko, Olga Kovalkova, Maria Moroz and Sergei Dilevsky, all members of the Coordination Council, a Belarusian opposition body, as well as in the “conspiracy to seize power” case against Yuri Ziankovich, Alexander Fyaduta, Ryhor Kastusyov, Olga Halubovych and Dzianis Kravchuk. Mikhail Kavaliou is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.

CH

article 12 (Financial sanctions) and 25 para. 1 (Travelban), annexe 13

Deputy head of the Department of State Prosecution of the Office for Supervision of Compliance with the Law of Court Decisions in Criminal Cases, Prosecutor General’s Office

2024-08-14

CH

Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9)

Switzerland country specific

Belarus

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Trade sanctions, Financial restrictions

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.