Vadim Sergeevich Prigara
Sanctioned entityBorn 31 Oct 1980 (45 years old). Named in 8 sanctions listings.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
En tant que chef du département de police du district de Molodechno, il est responsable de la campagne de répression et d'intimidation menée par les forces de police locales sous son commandement à la suite de l'élection présidentielle de 2020, qui a notamment comporté des arrestations arbitraires et des mauvais traitements, y compris la torture, de manifestants pacifiques, ainsi que des intimidations et des violences à l'encontre de journalistes. Selon des témoins, il a personnellement supervisé le passage à tabac de manifestants illégalement détenus. Il a en outre fait de nombreuses déclarations malveillantes sur les manifestants dans les médias.
(UE) 2021/339 du 25/02/2021 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ) (FondementJuridique: 983)
In his position as Head of the District Police Department in Molodechno, he is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by the local police force under his command in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular with arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. According to witnesses, he personally supervised beatings of unlawfully detained protesters. He also made numerous derogatory statements about the protesters to the media.
(Date of UN designation: 2020-12-17)
(UE) 2020/2129 du 17/12/2020 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ) (FondementJuridique: 882)
Police Lieutenant Colonel, Head of the District Police Department in Molodechno
Sanctions and listings8
- Listed
- 26 Feb 2021; 17 Dec 2020
EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2021/339 (OJ L68)
2020/2129 (OJ L426I)
Programme EU-BLRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu
- Listed
- 22 Mar 2021
Measures Against Belarus - Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), annex 5, 13, 14 and 15
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-BRUSReference 44219seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- Listed
- 26 Feb 2021
- Effective
- 17 Dec 2020
EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine - BLR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2020-12-17
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2021/339 (OJ L68)
Programme EU-BLRReference EU.6028.41eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
- Effective
- 18 Feb 2021
UK sanctions relating to the Republic of Belarus - The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
Lieutenant Colonel Vadzim Prygara, as Head of the District Police Department in Molodechno, is responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign led by the local police force under his command in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular with arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists.
Programme GB-BLRReference 14050Reference BEL0075Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Programme EU-BLReur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine - (UE) 2020/2129 du 17/12/2020 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ); (UE) 2021/339 du 25/02/2021 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 )
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
En tant que chef du département de police du district de Molodechno, il est responsable de la campagne de répression et d'intimidation menée par les forces de police locales sous son commandement à la suite de l'élection présidentielle de 2020, qui a notamment comporté des arrestations arbitraires et des mauvais traitements, y compris la torture, de manifestants pacifiques, ainsi que des intimidations et des violences à l'encontre de journalistes. Selon des témoins, il a personnellement supervisé le passage à tabac de manifestants illégalement détenus. Il a en outre fait de nombreuses déclarations malveillantes sur les manifestants dans les médias.
Programme EU-BLRReference EU.6028.41gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2020/2129 du 17/12/2020 and (ue) 2021/339 du 25/02/2021
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
En tant que chef du département de police du district de Molodechno, il est responsable de la campagne de répression et d’intimidation menée par les forces de police locales sous son commandement à la suite de l’élection présidentielle de 2020, qui a notamment comporté des arrestations arbitraires et des mauvais traitements, y compris la torture, de manifestants pacifiques, ainsi que des intimidations et des violences à l’encontre de journalistes. Selon des témoins, il a personnellement supervisé le passage à tabac de manifestants illégalement détenus. Il a en outre fait de nombreuses déclarations malveillantes sur les manifestants dans les médias.
Positions held3
Period not retained
Lieutenant-colonel de police, chef du département de la police du district de Molodechno
Period not retained
Head of the Molodechno District Police Department
Period not retained
Police Lieutenant Colonel, Head of the District Police Department in Molodechno
Other names16
Also known as16
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