Last Updated: October 16, 2026

Ramón Antonio Avellán Medal

Date of birth

1954-11-11

Place of birth

Jinotepe, Nicaragua

Sex

Male

Reg. ID

Passport, A0008696, issuer: Nicaragua, issued: 2011-10-17, expires: 2021-10-17

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Deputy Director-General of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and former chief of the police in Masaya. Responsible for serious human rights violations and for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Nicaragua, including by coordinating the repression of protesters in Masaya in 2018.

Sender

Additional info

art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travelban)

Date of listing

2020-06-24

Program information

Authority

Program

Ordinance of 24 June 2020 on measures against Nicaragua (SR 946.231.158.5)

Regime

Switzerland country specific

Target State

Nicaragua

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 24 June 2020 on measures against Nicaragua (SR 946.231.158.5). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2020/470/de

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