The EU imposes sanctions on Russian officials after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
The EU Council has decided to impose sanctions against one entity and 19 individuals: the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, which is responsible for managing the Russian prison system; and several judges, prosecutors and members of the judiciary who played a role in the arrest, imprisonment, and death of Alexei Navalny – Oleg Orlov, leader of Memorial Human Rights Defense Center, was sentenced on politically motivated charges – Alexandra Skochilenko, an artist.
“We will spare no efforts to hold the Russian political leadership and authorities to account, including through this new sanctions’ regime,” said Josep Borrell, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
These individuals have been added to the sanctions list:
- Nikolai Pavlovich DUBOVIK (Николай Павлович ДУБОВИК). : Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation;
- Eduard Borisovich ERDYNIEV (Эдуард Борисович ЭРДЫНИЕВ). Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation;
- Andrey Vladimirovich FEDOROV (Андрей Владимирович ФЕДОРОВ / ФЁДОРОВ). Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk;
- Ekaterina Vasilevna FEDOTOVA (NAUMOVA) (Екатерина Васильевна ФЕДОТОВА (НАУМОВА)). Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast. DOB: 6.11.1995;
- Inna Alexandrovna FESENKO (Инна Александровна ФЕСЕНКО). Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. DOB: 22.12.1968;
- Ekaterina Viktorovna GALYAUTDINOVA (Екатерина Викторовна ГАЛЯУТДИНОВА). Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. DOB: 1969;
- Dmitry Evgenevich PANKRATOV (Дмитрий Евгеньевич ПАНКРАТОВ). Senior Investigator of the Main Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice. DOB: 29.12.1967;
- Evgeniy Borisovich RASTORGUEV (Евгений Борисович РАСТОРГУЕВ). : Judge of the 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal, Russia. DOB: 20.8.1970;
- Alexander Sergeevich ERMOLENKO (Александр Сергеевич ЕРМОЛЕНКО). Head of branch No 15 of the federal governmental institution “Criminal Executive Inspectorate of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the City of Moscow”. DOB: 11.11.1993;
- Irina Geroldovna KIM (Ирина Герольдовна КИМ). Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast. DOB: 14.8.1978;
- Kirill Sergeevich NIKIFOROV (Кирилл Сергеевич НИКИФОРОВ). Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast. DOB: 14.3.1992;
- Sergey Vladimirovich BLINOV (Сергей Владимирович БЛИНОВ). Judge of the Leninsky district Court of Kirov;
- Evgeny Vladimirovich BORISOV (Евгений Владимирович БОРИСОВ). Judge of the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow;
- Tatyana Stanislavovna DODONOVA (Татьяна Станиславовна ДОДОНОВА). Judge of the Moscow City Court;
- Elena Sergeevna ASTAKHOVA (Елена Сергеевна АСТАХОВА). Judge in the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow. DOB: 30.3.1978. ID NO. 45 01 525454 Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (ИНН): 7703204586;
- Sergey VOROBYOV (Сергей ВОРОБЬЕВ). State Prosecutor;
- Ilya Andreevich SAVCHENKO (Илья Андреевич САВЧЕНКО). Investigator in the Investigative Department of Tver (Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation). DOB: 18.6.1997 POB: Rtishchevo — Saratov Region, Russian Federation;
- Oksana Vasilyevna DEMYASHEVA (Оксана Васильевна ДЕМЯШЕВА). Judge in the Vasileostrovsky District Court of Saint Petersburg. DOB: 10.3.1980;
- Alexander Yurievich GLADYSHEV (Александр Юрьевич ГЛАДЫШЕВ). Prosecutor in the Department of State Prosecutors/ Saint Petersburg Prosecutor’s Office. DOB: 28.10.1994.