UKSL Sanctions designation

Andrei Ivanavich SHVED

Individual · designated 18 February 2021

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
BEL0084
OFSI group ID
14033
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
18 February 2021
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • In 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.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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