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Antonio Jose Benavides Torres

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Antonio Jose Benavides Torres is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Antonio Jose Benavides Torres · Antonio José BENAVIDES TORRES · Antonio José Benavides Torres · BENAVIDES TORRES, Antonio Jose				[sources]
Other name	Antonio José Benavides Torres				[sources]
Birth date	1961-06-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Venezuela				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Venezuela				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
First name	Antonio · Antonio Jose · Antonio José				[sources]
ID Number	`6.371.374`				[sources]
Last name	BENAVIDES TORRES · Benavides Torres				[sources]
Passport number	`026719333`				[sources]
Second name	Jose · José				[sources]
Position	Chef du gouvernement du district de la capitale (Distrito Capital) jusqu’en janvier 2018. · Former Chief of the Capital District (Districto Capital) until January 2018 · Général de la Garde nationale bolivarienne jusqu’au 21 juin 2017. · Major General, Commander of the Strategic Region for the Integral Defense (REDI) of the Central Region, Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) · Member of the non-democratically elected National Assembly. Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government until January 2018. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. · 2 more...				[sources]
Address	Caracas, Venezuela				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.asambleanacional.gob.ve				[sources]
Created at	2018-03-28				[sources]
Modified on	2022				[sources]
Last changed	2024-05-09	Last checked	2024-05-28	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Member of the non-democratically elected National Assembly. Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government until Jan 2018. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 Jun 2017. Involved in the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela.

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

Impliqué dans la répression de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique vénézuéliennes et responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme commises sous son commandement par la Garde nationale bolivarienne. Ses actions et les politiques qu’il a menées en tant que général de la Garde nationale bolivarienne, notamment lorsque celle-ci a joué un rôle de premier plan en ce qui concerne le maintien de l’ordre lors de manifestations civiles et lorsqu’il s’est prononcé publiquement en faveur de la compétence des tribunaux militaires pour juger des civils, ont porté atteinte à l’état de droit au Venezuela.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Former Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) until January 2018. Former General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) until 21 June 2017

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Former General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) until 21 June 2017

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

former Division General, Director of Operations, Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard (GNB)

— US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Caracas · Caracas, Capital District	Venezuela

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`6.371.374`	Venezuela	Cedula No.	-	-
`026719333`	Venezuela	Passport	-	2014-08-24

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Venezuela	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2018/88 du 22/01/2018 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2019/1169 du 08/07/2019 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2020/1696 du 12/11/2020 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2021/1959 du 11/11/2021 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063)	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) · UK	The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Venezuela	2020	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 28 March 2018 on measures against Venezuela (RS 946.231.178.5), Annex 1	2018-03-28	-
European External Action Service	VEN	2021-11-13	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Venezuela	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	VEN	2021-11-13	-

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,008

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)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,257

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,430

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,929

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,949

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

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

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,061

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

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,321

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

Members of the National Assembly of Venezuela274

Members of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the country's unicameral legislature.

Venezuela · Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List29,211

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

French Freezing of Assets6,298

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

Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-4301-64 · ca-sema-venezuela-n-a-26 · gb-hmt-13583 · ve-asamblea-a2ff42df26de60f06e51ddffcf35d5d6b621d382 · ofac-17808 · fr-ga-1640 · eu-tb-logical-115225 · gb-fcdo-ven0003 · ca-sema-26-ve-antonio-jose-benavides-torres · ch-seco-38389 · NK-JiaNmJ98eypjkpheFh8ZQu

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