Ricardo Rafael Méndez-Ruiz Valdés

Guatemala

President, Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT

1959-10-09

Male

Passport, 268287872, issuer: Guatemala

EU

Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés is President of the Foundation Against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT. The FCT is involved in a campaign of politically-motivated prosecutions led by the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office against journalists, indigenous leaders, prosecutors and judges who have been involved in exposing corruption and impunity in Guatemala as well as against the democratically-elected government of Guatemala, including President Bernardo Arévalo. The FCT has initiated a multitude of criminal investigations against justice operators, journalists and representatives of the government through the filing of criminal complaints and by acting as third party plaintiff in criminal proceedings that do not respect the fundamental rights of the defendants. Through those actions, Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés has engaged in actions that undermine the rule of law in Guatemala, including the persecution and intimidation of representatives of the media, civil society, and of lawyers, judges and prosecutors.

CH

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

Position(s): President, Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT; Associated individuals: Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle; Associated entities: Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT; Social media: https://x.com/rmendezruiz

2025-06-26

CH

Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures concerning Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6)

Switzerland country specific

Guatemala

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures concerning Guatemala (SR 946.231.137.6). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.