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Names Transliteration of Belarusian spelling Transliteration of Russian spelling
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Names (Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling)
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Ihar Anatolevich KRUCHKOU
Igor Anatolevich KRIUCHKOV
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Iгар Анатольевiч КРУЧКОЎ
Игорь Анатольевич КРЮЧКОВ
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Head of Separate Service for Active Measures (ASAM) of the Special Forces of the State Border Committee
DOB: 13.4.1976
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID: 3130476M077PB6
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In his position as Head of Separate Service for Active Measures (ASAM) of the Special Forces of the State Border Committee, Ihar Kruchkou is responsible for actions of forces under his command, who are involved in the physical transportation of migrants inside Belarus to the border between Belarus and Union Member States. ASAM charges the transported migrants for the border crossing. Those actions are implemented as part of operation “Gate”.
He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Anatol Piatrovich LAPO
Anatoliy Petrovich LAPPO
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Анатоль Пятровiч ЛАПО/ ЛАППО
Анатолии Петрович ЛАППО
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Lieutenant General, Chairman of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus (appointed on 29 December 2016), Chief State Border Delegate
DOB: 24.5.1963
POB: Kulakovka, Mogilev Region/ Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: MP4098888
Personal ID: 3240563K033PB5
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In his position as Chairman of the State Border Committee, Anatol Lapo is responsible for actions of border control bodies under his command, whose border guards were documented as directing, guiding or forcing migrants to illegally cross the border between Belarus and Union Member States, and whose deliberate failure to carry out their duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross that border.
He is therefore responsible for organising activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Kanstantsin Henadzevich MOLASTAU
Konstantin Gennadevich MOLOSTOV
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Канстанцiн Генадзьевiч МОЛАСТАЎ
Константин Геннадьевич МОЛОСТОВ
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Colonel, Head of the Grodno Border Group (appointed on 1 October 2014), Military Unit 2141, State Border Delegate
DOB: 30.5.1970
POB: Krasnoarmeysk, Saratov Region, Russian Federation
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: KH2479999
Personal ID: 3300570K025PB3
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In his position as Head of the Grodno Border Group, Kanstantsin Molastau is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Grodno Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.
He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Pavel Mikalaevich KHARCHANKA
Pavel Nikolaevich KHARCHENKO
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Павел Мiкалаевiч ХАРЧАНКА
Павел Николаевич ХАРЧЕНКО
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Head of the Polotsk Border Detachment
DOB: 29.3.1981
POB: Chita, former USSR (now Russian Federation)
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
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In his position as Head of the Polotsk Border Detachment, Pavel Kharchanka is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Polotsk Border Detachment to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.
He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Ihar Mikalaevich GUTNIK
Igor Nikolaevich GUTNIK
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Iгар Мiкалаевiч ГУТНIК
Игорь Николаевич ГУТНИК
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Head of the Brest Border Group, colonel
DOB: 17.12.1974
POB: Village of Zabolotye, Smolevichi District, Minsk Region/ Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)
Address: 90 Heroes of Defense of the Brest Fortress St., 224018, Brest, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: BM1962867
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In his position as Head of the Brest Border Group, Ihar Gutnik, who in 2018 became a deputy of the Brest Regional Council as one of the candidates loyal to Lukashenka, is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Brest Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.
He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Aliaksandr Barysavich DAVIDZIUK
Aleksandr Borisovich DAVIDIUK
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Аляксандр Барысавiч ДАВIДЗЮК
Александр Борисович ДАВИДЮК
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Colonel, Head of the Lida Border Detachment, Military Unit 1234 (appointed on 27 September 2016), State Border Delegate
Member of Lida District Council of Deputies of the 28th convocation (took office on 2 February 2018)
DOB: 4.5.1973
POB: Novograd-Volynsky, Zhytomyr region, former USSR (now Ukraine)
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Passport number: KH2613034
Personal ID : 3040573E050PB7
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In his position as Head of the Lida Border Detachment, Aliaksandr Davidziuk is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Lida Border Detachment to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States. He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Maksim Viktaravich BUTRANETS
Maxim Viktorovich BUTRANETS
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Максiм Вiктаравiч БУТРАНЕЦ
Максим Викторович БУТРАНЕЦ
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Head of the Smorgon Border Group, Military Unit 2044 (appointed in March 2018), State Border Delegate
DOB: 12.12.1978
POB: Sverdlovsk, former USSR (now Russian Federation)
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
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In his position as Head of the Smorgon Border Group, Maksim Butranets is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Smorgon Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States. Maksim Butranets also stated that the number of migrants at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border remained at the usual level, despite the substantial increase observed on the Lithuanian side. He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union.
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2.12.2021
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Anatol Anatolyevich GLAZ
Anatoliy Anatolyevich GLAZ
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Анатоль Анатольевiч ГЛАЗ
Анатолий Анатольевич ГЛАЗ
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Head of the Department of Information and Digital Diplomacy (spokesperson) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus
DOB: 31.7.1982
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
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Anatol Glaz has been Head of the Department of Information and Digital Diplomacy and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 11 June 2018. In this capacity, he made a number of public statements, supporting the policy of the Lukashenka regime in its latest attempts to facilitate the illegal crossings of the external borders of Union Member States. He also publicly defended the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. This politically motivated decision had the aim of the arrest and detention of opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.
He is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime.
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2.12.2021
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Siarhei Aliaksandravich EPIKHAU
Sergei Aleksandrovich EPIKHOV
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Сяргей Аляксандравiч ЕПIХАЎ
Сергей Александрович ЕПИХОВ
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Judge at the Minsk Regional Court
DOB: 16.5.1966
Address: 38 Timoshenko St., apt. 198, Minsk, Belarus;
59 L.Tolstoy St., apt. 80, Vileika, Belarus;
14 Kedyshko St., apt. 11, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID : 3160566B046PB4
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In his position as judge at the Minsk Regional Court, Siarhei Epikhau is responsible for politically motivated rulings against opposition leaders and activists, in particular the sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak, who are considered as political prisoners by human rights organisations. Violations of rights of defence and of the right to a fair trial were reported during trials conducted under his supervision.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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2.12.2021
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Ihar Viachaslavavich LIUBAVITSKI
Igor Viacheslavovich LIUBOVITSKI
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Iгар Вячаслававiч ЛЮБАВIЦКI
Игорь Вячеславович ЛЮБОВИЦКИЙ
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Judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus
DOB: 21.7.1983
Address: Vogel 1K St., apt. 17, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID: 3210783C002PB2
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In his position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Ihar Liubavitski is responsible for politically motivated rulings against opposition leaders, activists and journalists, in particular the sentencing of opposition presidential candidate Viktar Babarika, who is considered a political prisoner by human rights organisations.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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2.12.2021
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Siarhei Siarheevich GIRGEL
Sergei Sergeevich GIRGEL
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Сяргей Сяргеевiч ГIРГЕЛЬ
Сергей Сергеевич ГИРГЕЛЬ
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Senior Prosecutor of the Department of Public Prosecution of the General Prosecutor’s Office
DOB: 16.6.1978
Address: 16 Lidskaya St., apt. 165, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID: 3160678H018PB5
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In his position as the Senior Prosecutor of the Department of Public Prosecution of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Siarhei Girgel has represented the Lukashenka regime in politically motivated cases against opposition leaders and civil society members. In particular he has prosecuted the opposition presidential candidate Viktar Babarika, who is recognised as a political prisoner by human rights organisations. Siarhei Girgel has continuously asked the judge for long-term prison sentences.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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2.12.2021
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Valiantsina Genadzeuna KULIK
Valentina Gennadevna KULIK
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Валянцiна Генадзьеўна КУЛIК
Валентина Геннадьевна КУЛИК
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Judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus
DOB: 15.1.1960
Address: 54 Angarskaya St., apt. 48, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID: 4150160A119PB2
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In her position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Valiantsina Kulik is responsible for politically motivated decisions against activists and opposition leaders. In particular she denied Viktar Babarika’s complaint to initiate a civil case based on his complaints against the Central Electoral Commission’s decision to refuse registration as a presidential candidate.
She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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2.12.2021
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Andrei Andreevich PRAKAPUK
Andrey Andreevich PROKOPUK
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Андрэй Андрэевiч ПРАКАПУК
Андрей Андреевич ПРОКОПУК
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Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Colonel of the Financial Police
DOB: 22.7.1973
POB: Kobrin, Brest region, Belarus
Address: 22 Mira St., apt. 88, Priluki, Minsk Region, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID : 3220773C061PB1
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In his position as the Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Andrei Prakapuk is responsible for politically motivated campaigns of that department against journalists and independent Belarusian media outlets. He personally approved a decision to search the premises of independent media outlet TUT.by and initiated a court case into TUT.by and the journalists employed by TUT.by, as well as blocking access to the TUT.by website.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition as well as for seriously undermining the rule of law.
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2.12.2021
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Ihar Anatolevich MARSHALAU
Igor Anatolevich MARSHALOV
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Iгар Анатольевiч МАРШАЛАЎ
Игорь Анатольевич МАРШАЛОВ
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Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee, Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee
Major General of Financial Police
DOB: 12.1.1972
POB: Shkolv, Mogilev Region/ Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)
Address: 15 Shchukina St., Minsk, Belarus;
43A Franciska St., apt. 41, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID : 3120172H018PB4
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Ihar Marshalau is the Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus and Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee. In that position, he is responsible for initiating the politically motivated tax evasion case against the media outlet TUT.by, allegedly based on Article 243 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which threatens the freedom of media in Belarus. He is also responsible for the searches conducted in May 2021 at the office of TUT.by in Minsk, at regional offices and at the homes of several TUT.by staff.
He is also responsible for the detention of members of the Belarus Press Club in December 2020, a search and confiscation of items at the office of Rights of People with Disabilities including the violent interrogation of Aleh Hrableuski and Syarhei Drazdouski in January 2021, the detention of and tax evasion charges on member of the Coordination Council Liliya Ulasava, as well as the searches and detentions affecting employees of PandaDoc software company, who was running the initiative “Protect Belarus”, in September 2021.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition as well as for seriously undermining the rule of law.
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2.12.2021
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Hanna Mikhailauna SAKALOUSKAYA
Anna Mikhaylovna SOKOLOVSKAYA
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Ганна Мiхайлаўна САКАЛОЎСКАЯ
Анна Михайловна СОКОЛОВСКАЯ
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Judge of the Judicial Collegium for Civil Cases at the Supreme Court
DOB: 18.9.1955
Address: 22 Surhanava St., apt. 1, Minsk, Belarus
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
Personal ID: 4180955A015P80
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In her position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Hanna Sakalouskaya is responsible for the politically motivated decision to liquidate the Belarus PEN Center – a Belarusian civil society organisation. She is also responsible for a politically motivated decision leading up to the liquidation of the Belarus Helsinki Committee (BHC), as on 2 September 2021 she dismissed the complaint from BHC concerning the warning directed towards BHC by the Belarusian Ministry of Justice.
She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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2.12.2021
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Marat Siarheevich MARKAU
Marat Sergeevich MARKOV
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Марат Сяргеевiч МАРКАЎ
Марат Сергеевич МАРКОВ
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Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT, host of the “Markov: Nothing Personal” programme
DOB: 1.5.1969
POB: Luninets, former USSR (now Belarus)
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
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Marat Markau is the Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT and the host of the “Markov: Nothing Personal” programme. In this position he has been willingly providing the Belarusian public with false information about the outcome of elections, protests and the repression perpetrated by the State authorities, and the circumstances of the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. He is directly responsible for the way in which the ONT channel presents information about the situation in the country, thus lending support to the authorities, including Lukashenka. He is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime.
Markov conducted the first forced interview with Raman Pratasevich, after Pratasevich was detained and according to numerous reports tortured by the Belarusian authorities. Markov also threatened and intimidated ONT workers who were striking in the wake of fraudulent 2020 presidential elections and authorities’ crackdown. He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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Dzmitry Siarheevich KARSIUK
Dmitriy Sergeevich KARSIUK
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Дзмiтрый Сяргеевiч КАРСЮК
Дмитрий Сергеевич КАРСЮК
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Judge at the Central District of the City of Minsk Court
DOB: 7.7.1995
Gender: male
Nationality: Belarusian
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In his position as judge at the Central District of the City of Minsk Court, Dzmitriy Karsiuk is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against peaceful protesters, in particular the sentencing of Yahor Viarshynin, Pavel Lukoyanov, Artsiom Sakovich and Mikalai Shemetau, who are recognised as political prisoners by Belarusian Human rights organisation Viasna. He has sentenced people to penal colony, prison and house arrest for taking part in peaceful protests, posts on social media, use of the white-red-white flag of Belarus and other exercises of civil freedoms.
He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.
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