The Swiss government has imposed sanctions against the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko . This is stated on the site government of the country.
The message says that it was decided to impose financial sanctions and a ban on entry to Switzerland and transit through this country for 15 people, including Lukashenka. The authorities emphasize that in this way Switzerland joins the decisions adopted on November 6 European Union (EU ).
It is also noted that the persons against whom the sanctions were imposed “are allegedly responsible for the acts of violence and arrests committed after the presidential elections in the republic.”
In addition to Alexander Lukashenko, his eldest son Viktor and 13 other people were on the list, including the head of of the presidential administration Igor Sergienko , head of the KGB Ivan Tertel, President’s Press Secretary Natalia Eismont ,
Also, the federal council decided to include in the resolution on the listed sanctions the introduction of an embargo on weapons that can be used for internal repression. Switzerland expressed concern about the tense situation in the republic and called for dialogue between the government and civil society.
In early December, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas threatened the regime of the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko with new sanctions in the event that the situation in the country does not change. The politician stressed that the EU countries will expand restrictive measures if the Belarusian government continues “to rely on truncheons instead of an honest national dialogue”.
The European Union imposed sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials on October 2. The country’s President Alexander Lukashenko was not included in the initial list; sanctions were imposed on him on November 6. They also touched upon 14 Belarusian officials. Their assets will be frozen and they will be banned from entering the EU.