Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Belarus
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), article 12 (Financial sanctions) and 25 para. 1 (Travelban), annexe 13
- Stated grounds
- Siarhei Petrakovich is the head of Penal Colony No 9. In this position he is responsible for the inhumane treatment of prisoners, including isolation and beatings. The majority of the inmates are political prisoners, such as Mikola Dedok and the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski. Siarhei Petrakovich is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights and the repression of civil society.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026