UKSL Sanctions designation

Ramon Antonio Avellan Medal

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
NIC0003
OFSI group ID
13834
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Ramon Antonio Avellan Medal is currently Deputy General of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP). He was present in Masaya during the 2018 riots, and acted as the highest-ranking member of the National Police in Masaya during the police response. In this role, he has been involved in serious human rights violations in Masaya by coordinating the violent repression of protesters in 2018. These include serious violations of the right to life and the right to freedom of assembly.

Other information

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

Addresses

  • Country: Nicaragua
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