Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 265/2012 of 23 March 2012 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
| Published date | 24 March 2012 |
| Subject Matter | Common foreign and security policy |
| Official Gazette Publication | Official Journal of the European Union, L 87, 24 March 2012 |
| 24.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 87/37 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 265/2012
of 23 March 2012
implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 (1), and in particular Article 8a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
| (1) | On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. |
| (2) | In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. |
| (3) | The information relating to one person on the list in Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should be updated. |
| (4) | Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 shall be amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
The persons and entities listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be added to Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2012.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
(1) OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1.
ANNEX I
The entry for the person named below shall be replaced by the following:
| Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Transcription of Russian spelling | Names (Belarusian spelling) | Names (Russian spelling) | Place and date of birth | Position | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Mazouka Anzhalika Mikhailauna Mazovko, Anzhelika Mikhailovna (Mazovka Anzhelika Mikhailovna) | Мазоўка Анжалiка Мiхайлаўна | Мазовкo Анжелика Михайловна (Мазовкa Анжелика Михайловна) | Judge at Sovetski District Court of Minsk. In 2010-2011 she fined or sentenced representatives of civil society for their peaceful protests to prison sentences in the following cases:
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ANNEX II
Persons and entities referred to in Article 2
Persons
| Names Transcription of Belarusian spelling Transcription of Russian spelling | Names (Belarusian spelling) | Names (Russian spelling) | Place and date of birth | Position | |
| 1. | Chyzh, Iury Aliaksandravich (Chyzh, Yury Aliaksandravich) Chizh, Iuri Aleksandrovich (Chizh, Yuri Aleksandrovich) | ЧЫЖ, Юрый Аляксандравiч | ЧИЖ, Юрий Александрович | Place of birth: Soboli, Bierezowskij Rajon, Brestkaja Oblast (Соболи, Березовский район, Брестская область) Date of birth 28.03.1963 Passport no: SP 0008543 (current validity doubtful). | Iury Chyzh provides financial support to the Lukashenka regime through his holding company LLC Triple which is active in numerous sectors of the Belarusian economy, including activities resulting from public awards and concessions from the regime. The sporting positions he retains, notably being Chair of the Board of the football club FC Dynamo Minsk and Chair of the Belarusian Federation of wrestling, confirm his association to the regime. |
| 2. | Anatoly Ternavsky | Анатолий Тернавский | Born 1950 | Person close to family members of President Lukashenka; sponsor of the President’s Sports Club. Ternavsky’s dealing with oil and oil products testifies his close relations with the regime, taking into account a state monopoly on the oil refining sector and the fact that only several individuals are entitled to operate in oil sector. His company Univest-M is one of the two major private oil exporters in Belarus. | |
| 3. | Zhuk Alena Siamionauna (Zhuk Alena Syamionauna) Zhuk Elena Semenovna (Zhuk Yelena Semyonovna) | Жук Алена Сямёнаўна | Жук Елена Семеновна | Judge of Pervomayskij district court in Vitsebsk. On 24 February 2012, she sentenced Syarhei Kavalenka, who has been considered as a political prisoner since the beginning of February 2012, to two years and one month in prison for violation of probation. She was directly responsible for violations of the human rights of a person because she denied Syarhei Kavalenka the right to a fair trial. Syarhei Kavalenka was previously given a suspended sentence for hanging out a banned historical white-red-white flag in Vitsebsk. Thesubsequent sentence given by Alena Zhuk was disproportionately harsh given the nature of the crime and not in line with the criminal code of Belarus. Her actions constituted a direct violation of the international commitments of Belarus in the field of human rights. | |
| 4. | Lutau Dzmitry Mikhailavich Lutov Dmitri Mikhailovich (Lutov Dmitry Mikhailovich) | Лутаў Дзмiтрый Мiхайлавiч | Лутов Дмитрий Михайлович | Prosecutor in the trial of Syarhei Kavalenka who was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for violation of probation. Syarhei Kavalenka was previously given a suspended sentence for hanging out a white-red-white flag, a symbol of the opposition moment, on a Christmas tree in Vitsebsk. The subsequent sentence given by the judge in the case was disproportionately harsh given the nature of the crime and not in line with the criminal code of Belarus. Lutau’s actions constituted a |
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