Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- GHR0072
- OFSI group ID
- 12894
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 31 December 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
- Viktor Pshonka was Prosecutor-General of Ukraine during the suppression of the Ukrainian protest movement from 2013-2014. His office was the primary organ for investigating allegations against Ukrainian law enforcement. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that he intentionally or recklessly failed to ensure that his office investigated credible allegations of torture and the illegal use of lethal force by Ukrainian law enforcement, or properly investigated cases of the torture and killings of protesters.
Other information
- He is subject to EU sanctions for Misappropriaton of state assets The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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