Aleh Leanidavich SLIZHEUSKI

Minister of Justice, Member of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and former Head of Division of Social organisations and political parties in the Ministry of Justice. As a Member of the CEC, he was responsible for the violations of international electoral standards which have occurred in elections since 2007. With his positions in the Ministry of Justice and the control he exercises over the judiciary, he has taken an active part in the repression of civil society and of the democratic opposition, by refusing registration of NGOs and political parties, which in many cases has lead to their abolition.

Travel ban according to article 3 paragraph 1 and financial sanctions according to article 1 do not apply until 15 March 2016.

Head of the Legal Support Department of the Permanent Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, former Member of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC)

In his former position as a member of the CEC college, he was responsible for its misconduct in the 2020 presidential electoral process, its non-compliance with basic international standards of fairness and transparency and its falsification of election results. The CEC and its college have, in particular, organised the dismissal of certain opposition candidates on spurious grounds and placed disproportionate restrictions on observers in polling stations. The CEC has also ensured that the election commissions under its supervision are composed in a biased manner. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as head of the Legal Support Department of the Permanent Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

Dans ses anciennes fonctions de membre du collège de la CEC, il a été responsable des fautes commises par la CEC au cours du processus électoral présidentiel de 2020, de la non-conformité de ce processus avec les règles internationales élémentaires d’équité et de transparence et de la falsification par la CEC des résultats du scrutin. La CEC et son collège ont notamment organisé le rejet de certains candidats de l’opposition pour des motifs fallacieux, ainsi que la mise en place de restrictions disproportionnées pour les observateurs dans les bureaux de vote. La CEC a également veillé à ce que la composition des commissions électorales sous sa supervision soit déséquilibrée. Il continue de jouer un rôle actif dans le régime de Loukachenka en tant que chef du département de soutien juridique du Comité permanent de l’État de l’Union de la Biélorussie et la Russie.

Head of the Ministry of Justice (Belarus)