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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/419 of 24 February 2023 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

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Publication 2023-02-27
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27.2.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 61/20

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine 1, and in particular Article 8a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. ROSWALL

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Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1).

ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows:
Names (Transliteration of Belarusian spelling) (Transliteration of Russian spelling) Names (Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling) Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing
‘10. Khazalbek Baktibekavich ATABEKAU Khazalbek Bakhtibekovich ATABEKOV Хазалбек Бактiбекавiч АТАБЕКАЎ Хазалбек Бахтибекович АТАБЕКОВ Position(s): Former Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops DOB: 18.3.1967 Gender: male In his former position as Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA), he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by MoIA forces, in particular the Internal Troops under his command, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators, as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. He was passed to the military reserve in March 2022 by the decree of Aliaksandr Lukashenka. He has the right to wear military uniform and insignia. 2.10.2020
17. Andrei Vasilievich GALENKA Andrey Vasilievich GALENKA Андрэй Васiльевiч ГАЛЕНКА Андрей Васильевич ГАЛЕНКА Position(s): First Deputy Head of the District Department of Internal Affairs in Moskovski District, Minsk, Head of Public Safety Police Gender: male In his former position as Deputy Head of the District Department of Internal Affairs in Moskovski District, Minsk and Head of Public Safety Police, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign in that district against peaceful protesters in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force and ill-treatment, including torture. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime and is serving as the First Deputy Head of the District Department of Internal Affairs in Moskovski District, Minsk, Head of Public Safety Police. 2.10.2020
20. Anatol Anatolievich VASILIEU Anatoli Anatolievich VASILIEV Анатоль Анатольевiч ВАСIЛЬЕЎ Анатолий Анатольевич ВАСИЛЬЕВ Position(s): First Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast Executive Committee, Head of Public Safety Police Former Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast Executive Committee, Head of Public Safety Police, Former Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee DOB: 26.1.1972 POB: Gomel/Homyel, Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: male In his former position as Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast Executive Committee and Head of Public Safety Police, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign in that region/oblast against peaceful protesters in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force and ill-treatment, including torture. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as First Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast Executive Committee, Head of Public Safety Police. 2.10.2020
22. Leanid ZHURAUSKI Leonid ZHURAVSKI Леанiд ЖУРАЎСКI Леонид ЖУРАВСКИЙ Position(s): Former Head of OMON (‘Special Purpose Police Detachment’) in Vitebsk/Viciebsk DOB: 20.9.1975 Gender: male In his former command position over OMON forces in Vitebsk/Viciebsk, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by OMON forces in Vitebsk/Viciebsk in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of peaceful demonstrators. 2.10.2020
35. Alena Mikalaeuna DMUHAILA Elena Nikolaevna DMUHAILO Алена Мiкалаеўна ДМУХАЙЛА Елена Николаевна ДМУХАЙЛО Position(s): Former Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) DOB: 1.7.1971 Gender: female In her former position as Secretary of the CEC, she was responsible for its misconduct of the 2020 presidential electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results. The CEC and its leadership have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner. 2.10.2020
39. Sviatlana Piatrouna KATSUBA Svetlana Petrovna KATSUBO Святлана Пятроўна КАЦУБА Светлана Петровна КАЦУБО Position(s): Former Member of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) DOB: 6.8.1959 POB: Podilsk, Odessa Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Ukraine) Gender: female In her former position as a member of the CEC college, she was responsible for its misconduct of the 2020 presidential electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results. The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner. 2.10.2020
41. Igar Anatolievich PLYSHEUSKI Ihor Anatolievich PLYSHEVSKIY Iгар Анатольевiч ПЛЫШЭЎСКI Игорь Анатольевич ПЛЫШЕВСКИЙ Position(s): Former Member of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) DOB: 19.2.1979 POB: Lyuban, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: male In his former position as a member of the CEC college, he was responsible for its misconduct of the 2020 presidential electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results. The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner. 2.10.2020
42. Marina Yureuna RAKHMANAVA Marina Yurievna RAKHMANOVA Марына Юр’еўна РАХМАНАВА Марина Юрьевна РАХМАНОВА Position(s): Former Member of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) DOB: 26.9.1970 Gender: female In her former position as a member of the CEC college, she was responsible for its misconduct of the 2020 presidential electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results. The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner. 2.10.2020
64. Pavel Mikalaevich LIOHKI Pavel Nikolaevich LIOHKI Павел Мiкалаевiч ЛЁГКI Павел Николаевич ЛЁГКИЙ Position(s): minister counsellor at the Belarusian embassy in Moscow, Russia, Former First Deputy Minister of Information DOB: 30.5.1972 POB: Baranavichy, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: male 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. 17.12.2020
65. Ihar Uladzimiravich LUTSKY Igor Vladimirovich LUTSKY Iгар Уладзiмiравiч ЛУЦКI Игорь Владимирович ЛУЦКИЙ Position(s): Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, former Minister of Information DOB: 31.10.1972 POB: Stolin, Brest Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: male In his former leadership position as Minister of Information, he was 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 Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. 17.12.2020
71. Dzmitry Aliaksandravich KURYAN Dmitry Alexandrovich KURYAN Дзмiтрый Аляксандравiч КУРЬЯН Дмитрий Александрович КУРЬЯН Position(s): Deputy Head of the public militia of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Police Colonel, former Deputy Head of the Main Department and Head of the Department of Law Enforcement in the Ministry of Internal Affairs DOB: 3.10.1974 Gender: male In his former leadership position as Deputy Head of the Main Department and Head of the Department of Law Enforcement in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by the police forces in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the Deputy Head of the public militia of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and retains the rank of Police Colonel. 17.12.2020
73. Dzmitry Mikalaevich SHUMILIN Dmitry Nikolayevich SHUMILIN Дзмiтрый Мiкалаевiч ШУМIЛIН Дмитрий Николаевич ШУМИЛИН Position(s): Deputy Head of the Directorate for the Protection of Law and Order and Prevention, former Deputy Head of the department for mass events of the GUVD (Main Department of Internal Affairs) of the Minsk City Executive Committee DOB: 26.7.1977 Gender: male In his former position as Deputy Head of the department for mass events of the GUVD of the Minsk City Executive Committee, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by the local apparatus in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. He was documented as personally taking part in the unlawful detention of peaceful protesters. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as Deputy Head of the Directorate for the Protection of Law and Order and Prevention of the GUVD (Main Department of Internal Affairs) of the Minsk City Executive Committee. 17.12.2020
75. Siarhei Leanidavich KALINNIK Sergei Leonidovich KALINNIK Сяргей Леанiдавiч КАЛИННИК Сергей Леонидович КАЛИННИК Position(s): Former Police Colonel, Chief of the Sovetsky District Police Department of Minsk DOB: 23.7.1979 Gender: male In his former position as Chief of the Sovetsky District Police Department of Minsk, he was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by the local police force under his command in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. According to witnesses, he personally supervised and took part in torturing unlawfully detained protesters. 17.12.2020
78. Aliaksandr Aliaksandravich PIETRASH Alexander (Alexandr) Alexandrovich PETRASH Аляксандр Аляксандравiч ПЕТРАШ Александр Александрович ПЕТРАШ Position(s): Chairman of the Tsentralny District Court in Minsk, former Chairman of the Moskovski district court in Minsk DOB: 16.5.1988 Gender: male In his former position as chairman of the Moskovski district court in Minsk, he was responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists, opposition leaders, activists and protesters. Violations of rights of defence and reliance on statements from false witnesses were reported during trials conducted under his supervision. He was instrumental in fining and detaining protesters, journalists and opposition leaders in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. He is therefore responsible for human rights violations and undermining the rule of law, as well as for contributing to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as chairman of the Tsentralny District Court in Minsk. 17.12.2020
85. Yulia Chaslavauna HUSTYR Yulia Cheslavovna HUSTYR Юлiя Чаславаўна ГУСТЫР Юлия Чеславовна ГУСТЫР Position(s): lawyer at the legal aid office of the Kastrychnitski district in Minsk, former Judge of the Central district court in Minsk DOB: 14.1.1984 Gender: female In her former position as judge of the Central district court in Minsk, she was responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists, opposition leaders, activists and protesters, in particular the sentencing of opposition presidential candidate Viktar Babarika. Violations of rights of defence were reported during trials conducted under her supervision. She is therefore responsible for human rights violations and undermining the rule of law, as well as for contributing to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. She remains active in the Lukashenka regime as lawyer at the legal aid office of the Kastrychnitski district in Minsk. 17.12.2020
87. Aliaksandr Vasilevich SHAKUTSIN Aleksandr Vasilevich SHAKUTIN Аляксандр Васiльевiч ШАКУЦIН Александр Васильевич ШАКУТИН Position(s): Businessman, chairman of the board of directors of Amkodor holding, shareholder of SV Maschinen GmbH, UAB EM System, Anulatrans SIA, Amkodor-Tsentr, OOO Iskamed, OOO PMI Inzhiniring, DOB: 12.1.1959 POB: Bolshoe Babino, Orsha Rayon, Vitebsk/Viciebsk Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: male He is one of the leading businessmen operating in Belarus, with business interests in construction, machine building, agriculture and other sectors. He is reported to be one of the persons who benefitted most from the privatisation during Lukashenka’s tenure as President. He is also a former member of the presidium of the pro-Lukashenka public association ‘Belaya Rus’ and a former member of the Council for the Development of Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Belarus. In July 2020 he made public comments condemning the opposition protests in Belarus, thus supporting the Lukashenka regime’s policy of repression towards peaceful protesters, democratic opposition and civil society. He is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. He maintains business interests in Belarus. 17.12.2020
89. Natallia Mikhailauna BUHUK Natalia Mikhailovna BUGUK Наталля Мiхайлаўна БУГУК Наталья Михайловна БУГУК Position: judge of the Minsk City Court, former judge at the Fruzensky district court in Minsk DOB: 19.12.1989 POB: Minsk, former USSR (now Belarus) Gender: female Nationality: Belarusian In her former position as judge at the Fruzensky district court in Minsk, Natallia Buhuk was responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists and protesters, in particular the sentencing of Katsiaryna Bakhvalava (Andreyeva) and Darya Chultsova. Violations of rights of defence and of right to a fair trial were reported during trials conducted under her supervision. She 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. She remains active in the Lukashenka regime as a judge of the Minsk City Court. 21.6.2021
90. Alina Siarhieeuna KASIANCHYK Alina Sergeevna KASYANCHYK Алiна Сяргееўна КАСЬЯНЧЫК Алина Сергеевна КАСЬЯНЧИК Position: prosecutor at the Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office, former Assistant Prosecutor at the Frunzensky District Court in Minsk DOB: 12.3.1998 POB: Gender: female Nationality: Belarusian In her former position as assistant prosecutor at the Fruzensky District Court in Minsk, Alina Kasianchyk has represented the Lukashenka regime in politically motivated cases against journalists, activists and protesters. In particular, she has prosecuted journalists Katsiaryna Bakhvalava (Andreyeva) and Darya Chultsova for recording peaceful protests, based on the groundless charges of ‘conspiracy’ and ‘violating public order’. She has also prosecuted members of Belarusian civil society e.g. for taking part in peaceful protests, and paying tribute to murdered protester Aliaksandr Taraikousky. She has continuously asked the judge for long-term prison sentences. She 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. She remains active in the Lukashenka regime as a prosecutor at the Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office. 21.6.2021
104. Andrei Vaclavavich HRUSHKO Andrei Vatslavovich GRUSHKO Андрэй Вацлававiч ГРУШКО Андрей Вацлавович ГРУШКО Position: Deputy Chairman of the Leninsky District Court of Brest, former Judge of the Leninsky District Court of Brest DOB: 24.1.1979 POB: Gender: male Nationality: Belarusian In his position as judge of the Leninsky District Court of Brest, Andrei Hrushko is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against peaceful protesters, in particular by sentencing activists, recognized as political prisoners, and minors. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. He currently serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Leninsky District Court of Brest. 21.6.2021
123. Aliaksandr Yauhenavich SHATROU Alexander (Alexandr) Evgenevich SHATROV Аляксандр Яўгенавiч ШАТРОЎ Александр Евгеньевич ШАТРОВ Position(s): Businessman, shareholder and former head of Synesis LLC DOB: 9.11.1978 POB: former USSR (now Russian Federation) Gender: male Nationality: Russian, Belarusian Personal ID: 3091178A002VF5 In his position as the former head and former majority shareholder of Synesis LLC, Alexander Shatrov was responsible for that company’s decision to provide Belarusian authorities with a surveillance platform, Kipod, which can search through and analyse video footage and employ facial recognition software. He is therefore contributing to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition by the state apparatus. Synesis claims to have stopped providing the Belarusian authorities with the Kipod platform, but according to ByPOL reports Kipod is still used by the state securities agencies. Synesis is one of the residents of the Hi-Tech Park, created by a decree of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, and as such enjoys numerous benefits, including exemptions from income tax, VAT, offshore duty, customs duties and others. Synesis LLC and its subsidiary Panoptes have benefitted from their participation in the Republican Safety Monitoring System. Other companies which have been owned or co-owned by Shatrov, such as BelBet and Synesis Sport, also benefit from government contracts. He made public statements in which he criticised those protesting against the Lukashenka regime and put into perspective the lack of democracy in Belarus. He therefore benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. He remains a shareholder of Synesis LLC. 21.6.2021
125. Mikhail Safarbekovich GUTSERIEV Микаил (Михаил) Сафарбекович ГУЦЕРИЕВ Position(s): Businessman, shareholder and chairman of the board of executives of Slavkali, chairman of the board of directors and shareholder of: JSC Mospromstroi, Industrial Financial Group Safmar JSC, LLC Proekt Grad. Member of the board of directors and shareholder of JSC NKNeftisa DOB: 9.5.1958 POB: Akmolinsk, former USSR (now Kazakhstan) Gender: male Nationality: Russian Mikhail Gutseriev is a prominent Russian businessman, with business interests in Belarus in the sectors of energy, potash, hospitality and others. He is a long-time acquaintance of Aliaksandr Lukashenka and thanks to that association has accumulated significant wealth and influence among the political elite in Belarus. Safmar, a company which has been controlled by Gutseriev, was the only Russian oil firm that carried on supplying oil to Belarusian refineries during the energy crisis between Belarus and Russia in early 2020. Gutseriev also supported Lukashenka in disputes with Russia over oil deliveries. Gutseriev has been the chairman of the board of directors of, and a shareholder in, the Slavkali company, which is building the Nezhinsky potassium chloride mining and processing plant based on the Starobinsky potash salt deposit near Lyuban. It is the largest investment in Belarus, worth USD 2 billion. Lukashenka promised to rename the town of Lyuban ‘Gutserievsk’ in his honour. His other businesses in Belarus have included fuelling stations and oil depots, a hotel, a business centre and an airport terminal in Minsk. Lukashenka came to Gutseriev’s defence after a criminal investigation was initiated against him in Russia. Lukashenka also thanked Gutseriev for his financial contributions to charity and investments worth billions of dollars in Belarus. Gutseriev is reported to have gifted Lukashenka luxurious presents. Gutseriev also declared himself to be the owner of a residency which de facto belongs to Lukashenka, thus covering him up when journalists started to investigate Lukashenka’s assets. Gutseriev attended Lukashenka’s secret inauguration on 23 September 2020. In October 2020 Lukashenka and Gutseriev both appeared at the opening of an orthodox church, which the latter sponsored. According to media reports, when the striking employees of Belarusian state-owned media were fired in August 2020, Russian media workers were flown to Belarus on board aircraft belonging to Gutseriev in order to replace the fired workers, and lodged in the Minsk Renaissance Hotel belonging to Gutseriev. Gutseriev assisted with the acquisition of CT scanners for Belarus during the COVID-19 crisis. Mikhail Gutseriev is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021
129. Aleh Mikalaevich, BELIAKOU Oleg Nikolaevich BELIAKOV Алег Мiĸалаевiч БЕЛЯКОЎ Олег Ниĸолаевич БЕЛЯКОВ Position: Head of the Department of ideological work and personnel support at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, former Deputy Head of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs DOB: POB: Gender: male Nationality: Belarusian In his former position as Deputy Head of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that has authority over detention facilities, Aleh Beliakou was responsible for the inhumane and degrading treatment, including torture, inflicted on citizens who participated in peaceful protests and were detained in those detention facilities in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in line with the address of Lukashenka to officers of the Interior Ministry. In his position, he bears responsibility for detention conditions in Belarusian prisons, including the categorisation of prisoners corresponding to different kinds of ill-treatment and torture the detainees are subject to, such as verbal abuse, punitive isolation, deprivation of calls and visits, mutilation, beatings and brutal torture. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as Head of the Department of ideological work and personnel support at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. 21.6.2021
131. Andrei Mikalaevich DAILIDA Andrei Nikolaevich DAILIDA Андрэй Мiкалаевiч ДАЙЛIДА Андрей Ниĸолаевич ДАЙЛИДА Position: Head of the Rear Support Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, former Deputy Head of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs DOB: 1.7.1974 POB: Passport: KH2133825 Gender: male Nationality: Belarusian In his former position as Deputy Head of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that has authority over detention facilities, Andrei Dailida was responsible for the inhumane and degrading treatment, including torture, inflicted on citizens who participated in peaceful protests and were detained in those detention facilities in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in line with the address of Lukashenka to officers of the Interior Ministry. In his position, he bears responsibility for detention conditions in Belarusian prisons, including the categorization of prisoners, corresponding to different kinds of ill-treatment and torture the detainees are subject to, such as verbal abuse, punitive isolation, deprivation of calls and visits, mutilation, beatings and brutal torture. For his work as Deputy head of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he received, in December 2020, the Presidential Order for service to the Motherland and has therefore benefitted from the Lukashenka regime. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as Head of the Rear Support Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. 21.6.2021
179. Andrei Andreevich PRAKAPUK Andrey Andreevich PROKOPUK Андрэй Андрэевiч ПРАКАПУК Андрей Андреевич ПРОКОПУК Position: Director of the Republican Unitary Enterprise ‘Brest Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification’, former Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus Colonel of the Financial Police DOB: 22.7.1973 POB: Kobrin, Brest region, Belarus Address: 22 Mira St., apt. 88, Priluki, Minsk Region, Belarus Gender: male Nationality: Belarusian Personal ID: 3220773C061PB1 In his former position as the Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Andrei Prakapuk was responsible for politically motivated campaigns of that department against journalists and independent Belarusian media outlets. He personally approved a decision to search the premises of independent media outlet TUT.by and initiated a court case into TUT.by and the journalists employed by TUT.by, as well as blocking access to the TUT.by website. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition as well as for seriously undermining the rule of law. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as Director of the Republican Unitary Enterprise ‘Brest Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification’. 2.12.2021
195. Ivan Ivanavich GALAVATYI Ivan Ivanovich GOLOVATY Iван Iванавiч ГАЛАВАТЫ Иван Иванович ГОЛОВАТЫЙ Position(s): Director-General of the Open Joint Stock Company ‘Belaruskali’, Chairman of the supervisory board of JSC Belarussian Potash Company. Member of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus for Foreign Affairs and National Security DOB: 15.6.1976 POB: Pogost Settlement, Soligorsk District, Minsk Province, Belarus Gender: male Nationality: Belarusian Ivan Galavatyi is the Director-General of the state-owned enterprise Belaruskali, which is a major source of revenue and foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime. He is a member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly and holds multiple other high positions in Belarus. Furthermore, he is the Chairman of the supervisory board of JSC Belarussian Potash Company. He has received multiple state awards, including directly from Aliaksandr Lukashenka, during his career. He has been closely associated with Lukashenka and members of his family. He is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. The employees of Belaruskali who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were deprived of premiums and dismissed. Lukashenka himself personally threatened to replace the strikers with miners from Ukraine. Ivan Galavatyi is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. 3.6.2022’.
Names (Transliteratin of Belarusian spelling) (Transliteration of Russian spelling) Names (Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling) Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing
‘5. SYNESIS LLC ООО ‘Синезис’ Address: 220005, Minsk, Platonova 20B Belarus; Mantulinskaya 24, Moscow 123100, Russia. Registration number (УНН/ИНН): 190950894 (Belarus); 7704734000/ 770301001 (Russia). Website: https://synesis.partners; https://synesis-group.com/ Tel. +375 (17) 240-36-50 Email address: yuriy.serbenkov@synesis.by Synesis LLC has provided the Belarusian authorities with a Kipod surveillance platform, which can search through and analyse video footage and employ facial recognition software, making the company responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition by the state apparatus in Belarus. The Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) and Ministry of Internal Affairs have been listed as users of a system created by Synesis. Synesis claims to have stopped providing the Belarusian authorities with the Kipod platform, but according to ByPOL reports Kipod is still used by the state securities agencies. Synesis is one of the residents of the Hi-Tech Park, created by a decree of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, and as such enjoys numerous benefits, including exemptions from income tax, VAT, offshore duty, customs duties and others. The company is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 17.12.2020
29. Joint Stock Company ‘Belarusian Potash Company’ ААТ ‘Беларуская калiйная кампанiя’ ОАО ‘Белорусская калийная компания’ Address: 35 Masherova Ave., 220002 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 13.9.2013 Registration number: 192050251 Tel. +375 (17) 309-30-10; +375 (17) 309-30-30 Email address: info@belpc.by JSC Belarusian Potash Company is the exporting arm of Belarusian state potash producer Belaruskali. Belaruskali is one of the largest sources of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Supplies from the Belarusian Potash Company account for 20 % of global potash exports. The state guaranteed the Belarusian Potash Company monopoly rights to export potassium fertilizers. Thanks to preferential treatment from the Belarusian authorities, the company earns a substantial revenue. Therefore, the Belarusian Potash Company benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022’.

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