Juan Antonio Valle Valle

Sanctioned entity

Born 4 May 1962 (64 years old),Nicaragua. Named in 10 sanctions listings.

Summary

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Position(s): Leader in Nicaraguan National Police

As leader in the rank of senior commissioner (second highest rank) of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and until February 2025 in a leading position in the police in Managua, Juan Antonio Valle Valle is responsible for repeated acts of police brutality and the excessive use of force which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians, for arbitrary arrests and detentions, for violations of freedom of expression and for preventing demonstrations against the government. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Nicaragua.

(UE) 2025/1974 du 29/09/2025 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716) (FondementJuridique: 4008)

(UE) 2021/1276 du 30/07/2021 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716) (FondementJuridique: 1153)

(Date of UN designation: 2021-08-02)

Rank: General/Senior Commissioner

En tant que responsable au grade de commissaire principal (deuxième grade le plus élevé) de la police nationale nicaraguayenne et chargé jusqu’au mois de février 2025 de fonctions dirigeantes au sein de la police de Managua, Juan Antonio Valle Valle est responsable de brutalités policières répétées ainsi que d’un recours excessif à la force ayant entraîné la mort de centaines de civils, d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires, de violations de la liberté d’expression et de mesures visant à empêcher les manifestations contre le gouvernement. Il est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme et de la répression à l’égard de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique au Nicaragua.

OFAC document validity: Fraudulent (Passport: D113169)

Sanctions and listings10

Listed
13 Aug 2021; 21 Oct 2025
Measures Against Nicaragua - Ordinance of 24 June 2020 on measures against Nicaragua (RS 946.231.158.5), Annex
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-NICARAGUAReference 46231seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2021/1276 du 30/07/2021 and (ue) 2025/1974 du 29/09/2025
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
En tant que responsable au grade de commissaire principal (deuxième grade le plus élevé) de la police nationale nicaraguayenne et chargé jusqu’au mois de février 2025 de fonctions dirigeantes au sein de la police de Managua, Juan Antonio Valle Valle est responsable de brutalités policières répétées ainsi que d’un recours excessif à la force ayant entraîné la mort de centaines de civils, d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires, de violations de la liberté d’expression et de mesures visant à empêcher les manifestations contre le gouvernement. Il est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme et de la répression à l’égard de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique au Nicaragua.
geldefonds.gouv.mc
Listed
14 Jul 2021
Special Economic Measures Act - Nicaragua
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
Programme CA-SEMAReference 13international.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Listed
5 Mar 2020
Nicaragua-Related Sanctions - NICARAGUA
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
Block, NICARAGUA-NHRAA and NICARAGUA
Executive Order 13851 (Nicaragua)
NHRAA
Programme US-NICARAGUAReference 28525treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Nicaragua - (UE) 2021/1276 du 30/07/2021 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716); (UE) 2025/1974 du 29/09/2025 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
En tant que responsable au grade de commissaire principal (deuxième grade le plus élevé) de la police nationale nicaraguayenne et chargé jusqu’au mois de février 2025 de fonctions dirigeantes au sein de la police de Managua, Juan Antonio Valle Valle est responsable de brutalités policières répétées ainsi que d’un recours excessif à la force ayant entraîné la mort de centaines de civils, d’arrestations et de détentions arbitraires, de violations de la liberté d’expression et de mesures visant à empêcher les manifestations contre le gouvernement. Il est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme et de la répression à l’égard de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique au Nicaragua.
Programme EU-NICgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
2 Aug 2021
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Nicaragua - NIC
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2021-08-02
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2021/1276 (OJ L277)
Programme EU-NICReference EU.6574.32eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
6 Apr 2020
Effective
5 Mar 2020
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Effective
15 Nov 2021
UK sanctions relating to Nicaragua - The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
As a senior commissioner of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP), Juan Antonio Valle Valle is responsible for human rights violations against civilians during protests, which began on 18 April 2018. The NNP’s Department of Surveillance and Patrolling, of which Valle Valle is Chief, has repeatedly restricted the freedom of assembly and expression of Nicaraguans in Managua. Valle Valle was responsible for the harassment by police against individuals sheltered in the Metrocentro shopping centre in Managua in 2019. He is therefore responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law, repression of civil society and the democratic opposition and for human rights violations.
Programme GB-NICReference 14151Reference NIC0013Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk
Listed
2 Aug 2021
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Nicaragua
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2021/1276 (OJ L277)
Programme EU-NICfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Nicaragua - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua
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 Nicaragua
Programme EU-NICeur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu

Positions held8

Period not retained
General/Senior Commissioner
Period not retained
Responsable au sein de la police nationale nicaraguayenne
Period not retained
As leader in the rank of senior commissioner (second highest rank) of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and in a leading position in the police in Managua, Juan Antonio Valle Valle is responsible for repeated acts of police brutality and the excessive use of force which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians, for arbitrary arrests and detentions, for violations of freedom of expression and for preventing demonstrations against the government.
Period not retained
Leader in Nicaraguan National Police
Period not retained
Fonction: responsable au sein de la police nationale nicaraguayenne. grade: commissaire général/principal
Period not retained
Senior Commissioner
Period not retained
Chief of Department of Surveillance and Patrolling, Nicaraguan National Police
Period not retained
Commissaire général/principal

Identifiers3

Identifier	Number	Issued by	Issued	Expires
Passport	D113169
Passport	D113169
Passport	D113169	Nicaragua	5 Jan 2005	4 Jul 2007

Other names2

Also known as2

Juan Antonio VALLE ValleVALLE VALLE, Juan Antonio

Addresses2

MANAGUA
Villa Progreso 1 Arr, Managua

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