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Andrei Ivanavich SHVED

Person of interest · Political · Sanctioned entity

Andrei Ivanavich SHVED is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Andrei Ivanavich SHVED · Andrei Ivanavich Shved · Andrei Ivanovich SHVED · Andrei SHVED · Andrei Schwed · 18 more...				[sources]
Other name	Andrei Ivanavich Schwed · Andrei Ivanavich Shved · Andrei Ivanovich SHVED · Andrei Ivanovich Schwed · Andrei Ivanovich Shved · 26 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1973-04-21				[sources]
Place of birth	BELARUS, Gomel/Homyel Region/Oblast, Glushkovichi · Belarus, Glushkovichi · Glushkovichi, Gomel Oblast, Belarus · Glushkovichi, Lelchitsy District, Gomel Oblast, Belarus · Glushkovichi, région/oblast de Gomel/Homyel, ex-URSS · 4 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belarus				[sources]
Country	Belarus · Soviet Union				[sources]
Country of birth	Belarus				[sources]
First name	Andrei · Andrei Ivanavich · Andrey · Andrey Ivanovich · Андрей · 1 more...				[sources]
Keywords	National government · Керівництво органів прокуратури · Фізичні особи під санкціями ЄС				[sources]
Last name	SHVED · Shved · ШВЕД · Швед				[sources]
Patronymic	Ivanavich · Ivanovich · Iванавiч · Іванавіч · Иванович				[sources]
Second name	Ivanavich · Ivanovich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q99004968				[sources]
Position	Belarusian statesman, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus since September 9, 2020 · Chairman of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2013-2020) · Procureur général de la République de Biélorussie · Prosecutor General · Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Juridical Science (2022) · Doctor of Sciences · Faculty of Law of the Belarusian State University (-1996)				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Created at	2012-12-13				[sources]
Modified on	2022-12-02				[sources]
Last changed	2024-04-08	Last checked	2024-04-25	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Travel ban according to article 3 paragraph 1 and financial sanctions according to article 1 do not apply until 15 March 2016.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Head of the State Committee of Legal Expertise. Former Deputy Head of the Investigation Committee and former Deputy Prosecutor General and Head of the Investigation Department. Upon request of the KGB, he initiated in 2011 the investigation of the case of Ales Byaliatski, one of the most prominent human rights defenders, Chief of the Belarusian Human Rights Centre "Vyasna", Vice President of FIDH. A. Byalyatski was active in defending and providing assistance to those who suffered from repression in relation to the 19 Dec 2010 elections and the repression of civil society and of the democratic opposition in Belarus.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

In his position as Prosecutor General of Belarus, he is responsible for the ongoing repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and in particular the launching of numerous criminal proceedings against peaceful demonstrators, opposition leaders and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections. He also made public statements threatening participants in “unauthorised rallies” with punishment.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Prosecutor General of Belarus

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

En tant que procureur général, il est responsable des répressions en cours à l'encontre de membres de la société civile et de l'opposition démocratique, et notamment par le lancement de nombreuses procédures pénales à l'encontre de manifestants pacifiques, de dirigeants de l'opposition et de journalistes à la suite du scrutin présidentiel de 2020. Il a également fait des déclarations publiques dans lesquelles il a menacé de sanctions les participants à des “rassemblements non autorisés”.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aleh Schwed	sibling	-	-
Angela Rayemskaya	sibling	-	-
Kiryl Shwed	child	-	-
Zinaida Schwed	mother	-	-
Ivan Schwed	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus	2020-09-09	-
Chairman of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus	2013-04-22	2020-09-09
Prosecutor General	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
European External Action Service	BLR	2021-02-27	-
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2022-10-19	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), annex 5, 13, 14 and 15	2021-03-22	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2020/2129 du 17/12/2020 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ) · (UE) 2021/339 du 25/02/2021 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 )	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Belarus	2021	-
Global Affairs Canada	Belarus / Bélarus	-	-
Ministry of Finance	資産凍結等の措置の対象となるベラルーシ共和国の個人及び団体（個人）	2022-03-08	-
National Security and Defense Council	726/2022	2022-10-19	2032-10-19
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), annex 5, 13, 14 and 15	2012-12-14	2016-03-01
Federal Public Service Finance	BLR	2021-02-27	-

Data sources

CIA World Leaders11,112

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,647

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,928

Persons of interest profiles from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

French Freezing of Assets6,265

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,116

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,904

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,221

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,485

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,480

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata224,808

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines.

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: NK-JDyryRpMnJQvCGvz2N3vF8 · NK-WMsgm7MaGyf8hysx3GFxH4 · gb-hmt-14033 · ua-nsdc-17559-sved-andrij-ivanovic · ja-mof-ac249ac8980951c81763464b5115342c282c6867 · us-cia-belarus-andrey-shved-prosecutor-general · ca-sema-belarus-1-67 · ofac-31871 · eu-fsf-eu-6017-73 · ch-seco-44152 · ca-sema-1-67-by-andrey-ivanovich-shved · ch-seco-4749 · eu-tb-logical-126681 · ua-nabc-person-54-shved-andrey-ivanovich · fr-ga-3399 · ua-nazk-person-54

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