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BEL0105Nikolai Karpenkov#

Individual · designated 2021-06-21 under The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · UK listing · entry last updated 2025-04-09

DetailsBorn: 1968-09-06. Place of birth: Minsk, Belarus. Nationality: Belarus. Gender: Male. Positions: Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander of Internal Troops

IdentifiersUKSL BEL0105. OFSI group 14122

NamesPrimary name: Nikolai Karpenkov. Primary name variants: Mikalai Karpenkov; Nikolay Karpenkov; Mikalai Karpiankou; Nikolai Karpiankou; Nikolay Karpiankou. Non-Latin: Мікалай Карпянкоў; Николай Карпенков

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 2021-06-21.

Other informationThe Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Statement of reasonsNikolai Karpenkov is the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander of Internal Troops and former Head of the Main Directorate for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption. In both roles, he has engaged in and supported human rights violations and the repression of civil society in Belarus. In his current role, he is responsible for the actions of officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Internal Troops and therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses against detained protestors and journalists, which have taken placed since Karpenkov assumed this role in November 2020.

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