BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/05/2006

Belarus - Council adopts financial restrictive measures

Reference: PRES/06/146

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

C/06/146

Brussels, 18 May 2006

9531/06 (Presse 146)

Belarus - Council adopts financial restrictive measures

The Council adopted a common position amending common position 2006/276/CFCP imposing restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus by freezing all funds and economic resources of persons who are responsible for the violations of international electoral standards and the crackdown on civil society and the democratic opposition in the context of the 19 March 2006 presidential elections and those natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, as listed in the annex (8818/06). The common position also specifies that no funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the persons concerned.

The Common position establishes a list of 36 persons concerned, including President Lukashenko.

These measures are adopted in addition to travel restrictions against President Lukashenko, members of the leadership and certain officials of Belarus imposed by common position 2003/276/CFSP[1] adopted by the Council on 10 April. At that time, the Council had indicated that further targeted measures could be decided (See 10 April Council conclusions on Belarus in External relations press release 7939/06).

The Council also adopted a regulation implementing these measures at Community level (8847/06).

ANNEX:

36 individuals to be targeted by the restrictive measures :

1. Lukashenko Aleksandr Grigorievich (30.08.1954 Kopys, Vitebsk district) President

2. Nevyglas Gennady Nikolaevich (11.02.1954 Parahonsk, Pinsk district) Head of President's Administration

3. Petkevich Natalya Vladimirovna (24.10.1972 Minsk) Deputy Head of President's administration

4. Rubinov Anatoly Nikolaevich (15.04.1939 Mogilev) Deputy Head in charge of media and ideology, PA

5. Proleskovsky Oleg Vitoldovich (01.10.1963 Zagorsk - Russia, now Sergijev Posad) Aide and Head of the Main Ideological department, PA

6. Radkov Aleksandr Mikhailovich (01.07.1951 Votnya) Minister of Education

7. Rusakevich Vladimir Vasilyevich (13.09.1947 Vygonoshchi) Minister of Information

8. Golovanov Viktor Grigoryevich (1952 Borisov) Minister of Justice

9. Zimovsky Alexander (10.01.1961 Germany) Member of the Upper House of the Parliament; Head of the national state teleradio company

10. Konoplyev Vladimir Nikolaevich (03.01.1954 Akulintsy) Chairman of the Lower House of the Parliament

11. Cherginets Nikolai Ivanovich (17.10.1937 Minsk) Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Upper House

12. Kostyan Sergei Ivanovich (15.01.1941 Usokhi, Mogilevdistrict) Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House

13. Orda Mikhail Sergeevich (28.09.1966 Dyatlovo, Grodnodistrict) Member of the Upper House, leader of BRSM

14. Lozovik Nikolai Ivanovich (18.01.1951 Nevinyany, Minskdistrict), Deputy of the Central Election Commission of Belarus

15. Miklashevich Petr Petrovich (1954 Kosuta, Minskdistrict) Prosecutor General

16. Slizhevsky Oleg Leonidovich, Head of the Division of Social organisations, parties and NGOs, Ministry of Justice

17. Khariton Aleksandr, Consultant of the Division of Social organisations, parties and NGOs of the Ministry of Justice

18. Smirnov Evgeny Aleksandrovich (15.03.1949 Ryazandistrict, Russia), First Deputy of the Chairman of the Economic Court

19. Reutskaya Nadezhda Zalovna, Judge of the Moscow district of Minsk

20. Trubnikov Nikolai Alekseevich, Judge of the Partizanskiy disctrict of Minsk

21. Kupriyanov Nikolai Mikhailovich, Deputy Prosecutor General

22. Sukhorenko Stepan Nikolaevich (27.01.1957 Zdudichi, Mogilevdistrict) Chairman of KGB

23. Dementei Vasily Ivanovich, First deputy, KGB

24. Kozik Leonid Petrovich (13.07.1948 Borisov) Head of the Federation of Trade Unions

25. Koleda Alexandr Mikhailovich, ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Brest district

26. Mikhasev Vladimir Ilyich, ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Gomel district

27. Luchina Leonid Aleksandrovich (18.11.1947 Minsk district) ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Grodno district

28. Karpenko Igor Vasilievich (28.04.1964 Novokuznetsk, Russia)‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Minsk City

29. Kurlovich Vladimir Anatolievich, ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Minsk district

30. Metelitsa Nikolai Timofeevich, ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Mogilev district

31. Pishchulenok Mikhail Vasilievich, ‘hairman of the Central Election Commission of the Vitebsk district

32. Sheyman Victor Vladimirovich (26.05.1958 Grodno region) State Secretary of the Security Council

33. Pavlichenko Dmitri Valeriyevich (1966 Vitebsk), Head of the Special Response Group at the Ministry of the Interior (SOBR)

34. Naumov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1956) Minister of the Interior

35. Yermoshina Lydia Mihajlovna (29.01.1953 Slutsk -Minsk Region) Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission

36. Podobed Yuri Nikolaevich (05.03.1962 Slutsk-Minsk Region) Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia, Unit for Special Purposes (OMON), Ministry of Internal Affairs

Source:

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