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- Details Born: 1973-04-21. Place of birth: Glushkovichi, Gomel/Homy…
- Identifiers UKSL BEL0084. OFSI group 14033
- Names Primary name: Andrei Ivanavich SHVED. Primary name variant…
- Sanctions Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sancti…
- Other information The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/0…
- Statement of reasons In his position as Prosecutor General of Belarus, Andrei S…
BEL0084Andrei Ivanavich SHVED#
Individual · designated 2021-02-18 under The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UK listing · entry last updated 2025-04-09
DetailsBorn: 1973-04-21. Place of birth: Glushkovichi, Gomel/Homyel Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus). Nationality: Belarus. Gender: Male. Positions: Prosecutor General
IdentifiersUKSL BEL0084. OFSI group 14033
NamesPrimary name: Andrei Ivanavich SHVED. Primary name variants: Andrei Ivanovich SHVED. Non-Latin: Андрей Иванович ШВЕД; Андрэй Iванавiч ШВЕД
SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban, director disqualification sanction). Regime: The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Source: UK. Designated 2021-02-18.
Other informationThe Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Statement of reasonsIn his position as Prosecutor General of Belarus, Andrei Shved is responsible for the ongoing repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and in particular the launching of numerous criminal proceedings against peaceful demonstrators, opposition leaders and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections. He has also made public statements declaring participants in ‘unauthorised rallies’ to be terrorists and threatening them with punishment.
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