US imposes sanctions against Georgian oligarch Ivanishvili
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Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:12:00 +0200
Ivanishvili hit by US sanctionsThis is stated on the website of the US State Department.According to the report, Washington declared him persona non grata for undermining Georgias democratic and EuroAtlantic future in favor of the Russian Federation.The actions of Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream have undermined democratic institutions, enabled human rights abuses, and restricted the exercise of fundamental freedoms in Georgia.
They have also undermined Georgias EuroAtlantic future, a future that the vast majority of the Georgian people desire and that is enshrined in the Georgian Constitution.
As a result, Georgia has become vulnerable to Russia, which continues to occupy over 20 of Georgias territory.The United States strongly condemned Ivanishvilis policies, including his involvement in the brutal crackdown on protesters, media workers, human rights activists, and opposition leaders.
The U.S.
government emphasized its commitment to seeking justice for those who suffered as a result of these actions.Bidzina Ivanishvili was added to the sanctions list pursuant to US Presidential Executive Order No.
14024.The US State Department stressed that he is responsible for actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the United States or abroad, or is complicit in such actions or policies, or directly or indirectly participates in, or attempts to participate in, such actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the United States or abroad, on behalf of or for the benefit, directly or indirectly, of the government of the Russian Federation.Baltic countries impose sanctions against Georgian authorities over crackdown on protestsLithuania has imposed sanctions against Georgian officials for dispersing protests.
11 people have been added to the sanctions list.This was announced by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on X Twitter.Sanctions were imposed against the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as Georgias Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri.The leadership of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs was included in the sanctions listFirst Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Shalva BedoidzeDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs Ioseb ChelidzeDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alexander DarakhvelidzeDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs Georgy ButhuziHead of the Department for Special Assignments Zviad Kharazishvili under US sanctionsDeputy Head of the Department for Special Assignments, Milleri Lagazouri under US sanctionsDeputy Head of the Department for Special Assignments Mirza KezevadzeDirector of the Patrol Police Department Vazha SiradzeDirector of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Teimuraz Kupatadze.The specified persons were banned from entering Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
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