Melvin Ernesto Quijivix Vega
Sanctioned entityBorn 9 Jul 1977 (49 years old),Guatemala. Named in 2 sanctions listings.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings2
- Listed
- 2023
- Ended
- Dec 2023
Section 353 of the Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors Report - Section 353(b) of the United States - Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
United States Department of StateUS Special Legislative ExclusionsUnited States
Published in 2023 report.
the current president of the National Electrification Institute, engaged in significant corruption by using his position and connections to improperly and unlawfully direct government procurement contracts to specific companies, in several cases to a company he privately owns.
Programme US-CORRUPT-353state.gov
- Effective
- 2 Apr 2025
UK sanctions relating to global anti-corruption - The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Melvin Ernesto Quijivix Vega ('Quijivix') is an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulation 2021 on the basis of the following ground: Quijivix is or has been involved in serious corruption by profiting financially or obtaining a benefit from serious corruption. During his tenure as President of the National Institute of Electrification (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación), when he was a foreign public official holding an executive or administrative position in Guatemala, he had a role in the grant or allocation of property and improperly diverted, granted or allocated that property, namely public funds, for his own benefit, to companies in which he held an interest, specifically Grupo Eda and MINE.
There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Melvin Ernesto Quijivix Vega (“Quijivix”) is an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulation 2021 on the basis of the following ground: Quijivix is or has been involved in serious corruption by profiting financially or obtaining a benefit from serious corruption. During his tenure as President of the National Institute of Electrification (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación), when he was a foreign public official holding an executive or administrative position in Guatemala, he had a role in the grant or allocation of property and improperly diverted, granted or allocated that property, namely public funds, for his own benefit, to companies in which he held an interest, specifically Grupo Eda and MINE.
Programme GB-ACReference GAC0069Reference 16843Last updated 10 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Identifiers1
| Identifier | Number |
|---|---|
| ID number | 1586730420101 |
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