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Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Liohki Pavel Mikalaevich

Aliases

Liohki Pavel Nikolaevich

ЛЁГКI Павел Мiкалаевiч

ЛЁГКИЙ Павел Николаевич

Date of birth

1972-05-30

Place of birth

Baranavichy, Belarus

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

EU

Official reason

In his former leadership position as First Deputy Minister of Information, he is responsible for the repression of civil society, and in particular the Ministry of Information decision to cut off access to independent websites and limit internet access in Belarus in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, as a tool of repression of civil society, peaceful demonstrators and journalists. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as a minister counsellor at the Belarusian embassy in Moscow, Russia.

Sender

CH

Additional info

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

Other Information

Minister counsellor at the Belarusian embassy in Moscow, Russia, Former First Deputy Minister of Information

Date of listing

2021-03-22

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

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

Regime

Switzerland country specific

Target State

Belarus

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Trade sanctions, Financial restrictions

Official Information

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.

Program URL

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