UKSL Sanctions designation

Aleksey Vasilyevich ANICHIN

Individual · designated 6 July 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
GHR0002
OFSI group ID
13853
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
6 July 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Aleksey Vasilyevich Anichin, as a deputy Minister in the Russian Interior Ministry and the head of the Investigative Committee, was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. Anichin oversaw a ‘team’ of investigators who failed to investigate complaints made by Magnitsky about his mistreatment and concealed evidence of Magnitsky’s deteriorating medical condition.

Other information

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