Sikorski Artsiom Igaravich

Belarus

1983

Soligorsk, Minsk Region, Belarus

Male

BY passport number: MP3785448; Personal identification: 3240483A023PB7

EU

In his former capacity as the Director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus, Artsiom Sikorski was responsible for state management in the sphere of civil aviation and supervision of air traffic control. He therefore bears responsibility for diverting passenger flight FR4978 to Minsk on 23 May 2021 without a proper justification. This politically motivated decision was aimed at arresting and detaining the opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition of Belarus. Following the incident, he gave press statements together with Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, Ihar Holub, justifying the actions of the Belarusian aviation authorities. He is therefore responsible for repression of civil society and democratic opposition and is supporting the Lukashenka regime. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Director General of the BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise.

CH

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

Director General of the BELAERONAVIGATSIA State-Owned Enterprise, former Director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications; BY passport number: MP3785448; Personal identification: 3240483A023PB7

2021-07-07

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.