Jagath JAYASURIYA
Sanctioned entityBorn 3 Jan 1959 (67 years old),Sri Lanka. Named in 1 sanctions listing.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings1
- Effective
- 24 Mar 2025
UK sanctions relating to global human rights - The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
Jagath JAYASURIYA is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis that JAYASURIYA has been and remains responsible for an activity that amounts to a serious violation of an individual's right to life and right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, Jagath JAYASURIYA was Security Force Commander of operations in the Vanni region from 2007 to 2009, during this time those under his command responsibility in the Sri Lankan Army, committed extrajudicial killings and activity amounting to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Jagath JAYASURIYA is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis that JAYASURIYA has been and remains responsible for an activity that amounts to a serious violation of an individual's right to life and right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, Jagath JAYASURIYA was Security Force Commander of operations in the Vanni region from 2007 to 2009, during this time those under his command responsibility in the Sri Lankan Army, committed extrajudicial killings and activity amounting to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Programme GB-HRReference GHR0150Reference 16833Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
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