| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ricardo Rafael Mendez Ruiz Valdez · Ricardo Rafael Méndez-Ruiz Valdés | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Guatemalan | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Guatemala | [sources] | |||
| Country | Guatemala | [sources] | |||
| First name | Rafael · Ricardo · Ricardo Rafael | [sources] | |||
| ID Number | 268287872 | [sources] | |||
| Last name | MÉNDEZ-RUIZ VALDÉS · Méndez-Ruiz Valdés | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Rafael | [sources] | |||
| Passport number | 268287872 | [sources] | |||
| Website | x.com | [sources] | |||
| Position | President, Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT · Président de la Fondation contre le terrorisme (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · www.state.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
268287872 (passport-National passport) (National identification number)
(Date of UN designation: 2025-06-12)
Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés is President of the Foundation Against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT. The FCT is involved in a campaign of politically-motivated prosecutions led by the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office against journalists, prosecutors and judges who have been involved in exposing corruption and impunity in Guatemala as well as against the democratically-elected government of Guatemala, including President Bernardo Arévalo. The FCT has initiated a multitude of criminal investigations against justice operators, journalists and representatives of the government through the filing of criminal complaints and by acting as third party plaintiff in criminal proceedings that do not respect the fundamental rights of the defendants. Through those actions, Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés has engaged in actions that undermine the rule of law in Guatemala, including the persecution and intimidation of representatives of the media, and of lawyers, judges and prosecutors.
Associated individuals: Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle
Associated individuals: Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle Associated entities: Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT
Social media: https://x.com/rmendezruiz
Personne associée: Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle - Entité associée: Fondation contre le terrorisme (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT - Médias sociaux: https://x.com/rmendezruiz - Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés est le président de la Fondation contre le terrorisme (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT. La FCT est impliquée dans une campagne de poursuites, motivées par des considérations politiques, menée par le bureau du procureur général du Guatemala contre des journalistes, des procureurs et des juges qui ont participé à la dénonciation de la corruption et de l’impunité au Guatemala, et contre le gouvernement démocratiquement élu du Guatemala, y compris le président Bernardo Arévalo. La FCT a ouvert de nombreuses enquêtes pénales contre des acteurs du monde de la justice, des journalistes et des représentants du gouvernement en déposant plainte au pénal et en agissant en tant que tiers requérant dans des procédures pénales qui ne respectent pas les droits fondamentaux des accusés. Par ces actions, Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés a participé à des actions qui portent atteinte à l’état de droit au Guatemala, y compris des actes de persécution et d’intimidation à l’encontre de représentants des médias, d’avocats, de juges et de procureurs.
Personne associée : Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle Entité associée : Fondation contre le terrorisme (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT Médias sociaux : https://x.com/rmendezruiz
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Foundation against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo) | - | - | - | |
| Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle | ||||
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Guatemala | - | - |
| United States | United States Department of State | Section 353 of the Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors Report | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Guatemala | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against Guatemala | - |
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