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
- Vasily Biagun is a Belarusian judge who has served in the Gomel Regional Court since 2003. He was appointed by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Biagun issued numerous rulings against opponents of the Belarusian authorities, including sentences against individuals for their activity on social media. He also issued politically motivated prison sentences against Nikita Slepenka (3 years) and Pavel Bobchenko (2 years). He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026