Pavel Latushka: Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, Ambassador
At the suggestion of the National Anti-Crisis Management, a number of individuals responsible for internal repressions and other crimes against Belarusians were included in the next EU sanctions package. In particular, 28 individuals were subject to European restrictions, including:
Propagandists included in the sanctions lists for inciting hostility, hatred, calls for violence, etc. — regular participants of the "Editors' Club" program, who can now proudly call themselves "a gathering of characters under sanctions":
BelTA CEO Irina Akulovich;
member of the Council of the Republic and editor-in-chief of the "Belarus Today" Publishing House Dmitry Zhuk.
As well as propagandists:
chairman of the so-called Youth Parliament Nikita Rachilovsky;
OTN correspondent Alexey Kryakvin.
"Judges":
Vyacheslav Tuleiko — judge of the Minsk Regional CourtSentenced Stsiapan Putsila (to 20 years), Yan Rudik (to 19 years), Ihar Alinevich (to 20 years), sentenced anarchists. He has about 20 political prisoners on his "account".
Elena Ananich — judge of the Minsk City CourtMore than 20 convicted, recognized as political prisoners, including former investigator Yevgeny Yushkevich, Stanislav Luponosov and others.
Anatoly Sotnikov — judge of the Gomel Regional CourtSentenced more than 20 political prisoners, including sentencing Belarusian partisans to huge prison terms, who stopped the movement of the aggressor's trains towards Ukraine at the beginning of the invasion of Russian troops.
Igor Shvedov — judge of the Mogilev Regional CourtSentenced Belarusian partisans to long prison terms, and also sent freelance journalist of Radio Liberty Andrei Kuznechik to a maximum security prison colony for 6 years.
Tatyana Shotik — judge of the Leninsky District of MinskSentenced 15 political prisoners, including the sentence against Ihar Lednik, who died in prison, on her conscience.
Alexey Khlyshchenkov — judge of the Gomel Regional CourtIssued more than 20 sentences to political prisoners.
A number of other judges of the regime who handed down politically motivated sentences.
Punishers-security officers:
GUBOPiK: Andrei Ananenko, Mikhail Bedunkevich and Dmitry Kovach;
so-called prosecutors Mikhail Kovalev and Irina Podkovyrova;
head of colony N11 in Volkovysk Viktor Dubrovka;
head of women's colony N4 Denis Tolstenkov (who tortured and tortures Palina Sharenda-Panasyuk, Maria Kalesnikava, Ekaterina Andreyeva and other of our selfless women);
head of the prison in Grodno Pavel Kazakov and his deputy Vasily Kolyada (Ales Pushkin was held and died under torture in this prison, these characters tortured Andrzej Poczobut and journalist Denis Ivashin);
head of pretrial detention center N1 in Minsk — the well-known Volodarka — Andrei Tsedrik.
Those who fall under the EU restrictive measures are subject to asset freezes and a ban on providing funds from citizens and companies to the EU. They are also not allowed to enter or transit through the territory of the European Union.
The EU sanctions against the Lukashenko regime currently apply to 261 individuals and 37 legal entities. We understand that this is only the first step towards real justice. In the future, these individuals must be brought to justice for their numerous crimes against Belarusians. And we continue to work on this.
Accountability is inevitable. Each of those who participate in political persecution and repression will be held accountable for their actions. We will continue our efforts and continue to work to ensure justice for all who have fallen victim to this regime.
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