The Canadian government, in coordination with the European Union, is imposing sanctions against 13 more Belarusian officials. This was reported on Friday, November 6, on the website of the country’s foreign ministry.
In particular, the list includes the head of the KGB Ivan Tertel, the chairman of the Constitutional Court Pyotr Miklashevich, the chief of staff of the presidential administration Igor Sergeenko and the chairman of the Investigative Committee Ivan Noskevich.
“Despite international calls for [президенту Белоруссии] To Alexander Lukashenko to put an end to the violence in Belarus, the aggression of his regime continues. Those who are responsible for the repression against the people of Belarus will face increasing pressure in the form of targeted sanctions, ”said Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
The assets of the defendants on the Canadian list will be frozen, and their entry into the country is prohibited.
Earlier on the same day, the European Union imposed sanctions against Lukashenka and 14 other Belarusian officials.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent said that Washington welcomes the decision of the European Union to impose sanctions against Lukashenka, Gazeta.ru writes.
The press secretary of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Anatoly Glaz assured that the decision of the European Union to impose new sanctions against the republic will not remain unanswered.
In early October, the European Union imposed sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials. At that moment, the EU decided not to include the president of the republic in the list, as it hoped to continue the dialogue with him.
The presidential elections in Belarus were held on August 9. After that, opposition rallies began in the country, disagreeing with the voting results, according to which Lukashenka won for the sixth time in a row.