Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/280 of 25 February 2016 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/280 of 25 February 2016 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
Decision (CFSP) 2016/280 · Decision · 3 articles
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Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1)
throughout the Decision, the term ‘Annex I’ is replaced by the term ‘Annex’;
(2)
in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The Council, acting upon a proposal by a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall adopt amendments to the list contained in the Annex as required by political developments in Belarus.’;
(3)
Article 8 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 8
1. This Decision shall apply until 28 February 2017.
2. This Decision shall be kept under constant review and shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;
(4)
Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision;
(5)
Annex II is deleted.
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1)
Names
Transcription of Belarusian spelling
Transcription of Russian spelling
Names
(Belarusian spelling)
Names
(Russian spelling)
Identifying Information
Reasons for listing
1.
Navumau, Uladzimir Uladzimiravich
Naumov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
НАВУМАЎ, Уладзiмiр Уладзiмiравiч
НАУМОВ, Владимир Владимирович
DOB: 7.2.1956
POB: Smolensk (Russia)
Failed to take action to investigate the case of the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Minister of Interior and also former Head of the President's Security Service. As a Minister of Interior he was responsible for the repression of peaceful demonstrations until his retirement on 6 April 2009 for health reasons. Received a residence in the Drozdy nomenklatura district in Minsk from the Presidential Administration. In October 2014, was awarded the Order “For Merit” III degree by President Lukashenka.
2.
Paulichenka, Dzmitry Valerievich
Pavlichenko, Dmitri Valerievich (Pavlichenko, Dmitriy Valeriyevich)
ПАЎЛIЧЭНКА, Дзмiтрый Валер'евiч
ПАВЛИЧЕНКО, Дмитрий Валериевич
DOB: 1966
POB: Vitebsk
Белорусская ассоциация ветеранов спецподразделений войск МВД “Честь”
220028, Минск Маяковского, 111
Key person in the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Head of the Special Response Group at the Ministry of Interior (SOBR).
Businessman, Head of “Honour”, the Ministry of Interior's Association of the veterans from special forces from the Ministry of Interior.
3.
Sheiman, Viktar Uladzimiravich (Sheyman, Viktar Uladzimiravich)
Sheiman, Viktor Vladimirovich (Sheyman, Viktor Vladimirovich)
ШЭЙМАН, Biктap Уладзiмiравiч
ШЕЙМАН, Виктор Владимирович
DOB: 26.5.1958
POB: Hrodna region
Address:
Управлениe
Делами Президента
ул. К.Маркса, 38
220016, г. Минск
Head of the Management Department of the President's Administration. Responsible for the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Secretary of the Security Council. Sheiman remains a Special Assistant/Aid to the President.
4.
Sivakau, Iury Leanidavich (Sivakau, Yury Leanidavich)
Sivakov, Iury (Yurij, Yuri) Leonidovich
СIВАКАЎ, Юрый Леанiдавiч
СИВАКОВ, Юрий Леонидович
DOB: 5.8.1946
POB: Onory, Sakhalin Region
Address:
Белорусская ассоциация ветеранов спецподразделений войск МВД “Честь”
220028, Минск Маяковского, 111
Orchestrated the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000. Former Minister of Tourism and Sports, former Minister of Interior and former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.’
