Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1488 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia
Date: 2024-05-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








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2024/1488


27.5.2024







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1488
         
of 27 May 2024
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 of 27 May 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 27 May 2024, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.












(2)


The Union remains unwavering in its condemnation of the human rights violations and internal repression in Russia.












(3)


In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that 19 natural persons and 1 legal person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.












(4)


Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1485, 27.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1485/oj.




ANNEX
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 is amended as follows:






(1)


the following entries are added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Statement of Reasons


Date of listing




‘1.


Nikolai Pavlovich DUBOVIK
(Николай Павлович ДУБОВИК)


Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation appeal against the verdict in the “slander of a veteran” trial. As a result, he politically discredited Alexei Navalny before the 2020 constitutional referendum in Russia.
Therefore, Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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2.


Eduard Borisovich ERDYNIEV
(Эдуард Борисович ЭРДЫНИЕВ)


Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation appeal against the decision to replace the probation sentence with a fully-fledged sentence. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was pronounced guilty and, years later, was imprisoned in a high-security penal colony in order to prevent him from engaging in political activity.
Therefore, Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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3.


Andrey Vladimirovich FEDOROV
(Андрей Владимирович ФЕДОРОВ / ФЁДОРОВ)


Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. In his position, he rejected the complaint about the inaction of the officials of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation of the Tomsk Oblast regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. His decision resulted in the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.
Therefore, Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia.


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4.


Ekaterina Vasilevna FEDOTOVA (NAUMOVA)
(Екатерина Васильевна ФЕДОТОВА (НАУМОВА))


Position: Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast
DOB: 6.11.1995
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


Ekaterina Vasilevna Fedotova (Naumova) works in the Representation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast. In her position, she took part in the court meeting of 18 January 2021, organised at a police station, and demanded the extension of the illegal detention of Alexei Navalny by 30 days.
Therefore, Ekaterina Vasilevna Fedotova (Naumova) is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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5.


Inna Alexandrovna FESENKO
(Инна Александровна ФЕСЕНКО)


Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk
DOB: 22.12.1968
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


Inna Alexandrovna Fesenko is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. In her position, she twice rejected complaints about the inaction of the Tomsk transport police regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. Furthermore, she imposed a ban on certain actions on Ksenia Fadeeva, the former head of Navalny’s organisation headquarters in Tomsk.
Therefore, Inna Alexandrovna Fesenko is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia.


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6.


Ekaterina Viktorovna GALYAUTDINOVA
(Екатерина Викторовна ГАЛЯУТДИНОВА)


Position: Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk
DOB: 1969
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


Ekaterina Viktorovna Galyautdinova is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. In her position, she twice rejected complaints about the inaction of the Tomsk Transport Police regarding the investigation into the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
Therefore, Ekaterina Viktorovna Galyautdinova is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia.


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7.


Dmitry Evgenevich PANKRATOV
(Дмитрий Евгеньевич ПАНКРАТОВ)


Position: Senior Investigator of the Main Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice
DOB: 29.12.1967
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Dmitry Evgenevich Pankratov is a Senior Investigator of the Main Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. In his position, he refused to initiate an investigation into the attempted murder of Alexei Navalny following Navalny’s was poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok.
Therefore, Dmitry Evgenevich Pankratov is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia.


27.5.2024




8.


Evgeniy Borisovich RASTORGUEV
(Евгений Борисович РАСТОРГУЕВ)


Position: Judge of the 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal, Russia
DOB: 20.8.1970
POB: Vladimir Oblast, former USSR (now Russian Federation)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Evgeniy Borisovich Rastorguev is a judge of the 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal, Russia. In his position, he upheld the claim of the “Druzhba Narodov” company against Alexei Navalny. Alexei Navalny had claimed, in his investigation, that the company is engaged in a corruption scheme with the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia).
Therefore, Evgeniy Borisovich Rastorguev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression, and for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia.


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9.


Alexander Sergeevich ERMOLENKO
(Александр Сергеевич ЕРМОЛЕНКО)


Position: Head of branch No 15 of the federal governmental institution “Criminal Executive Inspectorate of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the City of Moscow”
DOB: 11.11.1993
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Alexander Sergeevich Ermolenko is the Head of branch No 15 of the federal governmental institution “Criminal Executive Inspectorate of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the City of Moscow”. In his position, he supported the transformation of Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence into a custodial sentence during the court hearing in the Yves Rocher case.
Therefore, Alexander Sergeevich Ermolenko is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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10.


Irina Geroldovna KIM
(Ирина Герольдовна КИМ)


Position: Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast
DOB: 14.8.1978
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


Irina Geroldovna Kim is a judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast.
As from 2022, she was directly involved in creating and maintaining torturous conditions for Alexei Navalny through repeatedly rejecting Alexei Navalny’s claims against the IK-6 penal colony regarding his treatment, where he was serving a sentence imposed as a result of politically motivated prosecution.
Therefore, Irina Geroldovna Kim is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression.


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11.


Kirill Sergeevich NIKIFOROV
(Кирилл Сергеевич НИКИФОРОВ)


Position: Judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast
DOB: 14.3.1992
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Kirill Sergeevich Nikiforov is a judge of the Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Oblast.
As from 2022, he was directly involved in creating and maintaining torturous conditions for Alexei Navalny through repeatedly rejecting Alexei Navalny’s claims against the IK-6 penal colony regarding his treatment, where he was serving a 12-year sentence imposed as a result of politically motivated prosecution.
Therefore, Kirill Sergeevich Nikiforov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression.


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12.


Sergey Vladimirovich BLINOV
(Сергей Владимирович БЛИНОВ)


Position: Judge of the Leninsky district Court of Kirov
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov is a judge of the Leninsky District Court of Kirov.
In 2013, he sentenced Alexei Navalny to 5 years and businessman Pyotr Ofitserov to 4 years in prison on embezzlement charges in the politically motivated trial of the “Kirovles case”. Additionally, they were fined 500 000  rubles each.
Therefore, Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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13.


Evgeny Vladimirovich BORISOV
(Евгений Владимирович БОРИСОВ)


Position: judge of the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is a judge at the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow.
In 2015, he accepted the claim of the Kirovles company to recover 16 million rubles from Alexei Navalny and two other defendants in the politically motivated “Kirovles case”.
Therefore, Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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14.


Tatyana Stanislavovna DODONOVA
(Татьяна Станиславовна ДОДОНОВА)


Position: Judge of the Moscow City Court
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


Tatyana Stanislavovna Dodonova is a judge at the Moscow City Court.
In 2014, she recognised the decision to place Alexei Navalny under house arrest as legal in the “Yves Rocher” case. She has systematically been involved in cases against citizens of the Russian Federation who have opposed the political regime in Russia by sentencing arrested persons in connection with the 2019 Moscow Protests.
Therefore, Tatyana Stanislavovna Dodonova is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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15.


Elena Sergeevna ASTAKHOVA
(Елена Сергеевна АСТАХОВА)


Position: Judge in the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow
DOB: 30.3.1978
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female
ID NO. 45 01 525454
Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (ИНН):
7703204586


As judge of the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow, Elena Sergeevna Astakhova, sentenced Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and co-chairman of “Memorial”, to two years and six months in a general regime colony on politically motivated charges for speaking up against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Oleg Orlov, aged 70, is one of the most respected and longest-serving human rights defenders in Russia, one of the leaders of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial Human Rights Defence Center (HRDC “Memorial”), which was liquidated as part of the systematic, wide-scale crackdown on the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association in Russia. Oleg Orlov was charged with and sentenced for allegedly “discrediting” the Russian army after publishing an opinion piece in French media against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Therefore, Elena Sergeevna Astakhova is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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16.


Sergey VOROBYOV
(Сергей ВОРОБЬЕВ)


Position: State Prosecutor


As prosecutor in the politically motivated case against the prominent human rights defender Oleg Orlov, Sergey Vorobyov asked to sentence Oleg Orlov to 2 years and 11 months in prison, arguing that Orlov’s article against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine was motivated by “ideological hostility and hatred”. Oleg Orlov, aged 70, is one of the most respected and longest-serving human rights defenders in Russia, one of the leaders of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial Human Rights Defence Center (HRDC “Memorial”), which was liquidated as part of the systematic, wide-scale crackdown on the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association in Russia. Oleg Orlov was charged with and sentenced for allegedly “discrediting” the Russian army after publishing an opinion piece in French media against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Therefore, Sergey Vorobyov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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17.


Ilya Andreevich SAVCHENKO
(Илья Андреевич САВЧЕНКО)


Position: Investigator in the Investigative Department of Tver (Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation)
DOB: 18.6.1997
POB: Rtishchevo — Saratov Region, Russian Federation
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


As investigator in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Ilya Andreevich Savchenko was assigned Oleg Orlov’s case and contributed to Orlov’s indictment for having published an opinion piece against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Ilya Andreevich Savchenko established that Orlov had published the article guided by “ideological hostility against traditional Russian spiritual, moral and patriotic values” and of hatred towards the social group “Russian militaries”.
Therefore, investigator Ilya Andreevich Savchenko is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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18.


Oksana Vasilyevna DEMYASHEVA
(Оксана Васильевна ДЕМЯШЕВА)


Position: Judge in the Vasileostrovsky District Court of Saint Petersburg
DOB: 10.3.1980
Nationality: Russian
Gender: female


As judge of the Vasileostrovsky District Court of Saint Petersburg, Oksana Vasilyevna Demyasheva sentenced Alexandra Skochilenko, an artist, to seven years in prison on politically-motivated charges for spreading so-called “fake news” about the Russian army. Skochilenko was arrested for replacing price tags at a supermarket with anti-war stickers. She became one of the first people charged under the newly passed criminal law outlawing so-called “fake news” about the Russian army, her trial attracting wide public attention for the unprecedented pressure Skochilenko faced from the jail administration, the judge, and the prosecution.
Therefore, Oksana Vasilyevna Demyasheva is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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19.


Alexander Yurievich GLADYSHEV
(Александр Юрьевич ГЛАДЫШЕВ)


Position: Prosecutor in the Department of State Prosecutors/ Saint Petersburg Prosecutor’s Office
DOB: 28.10.1994
Nationality: Russian
Gender: male


As prosecutor of the Prosector’s Office in Saint Petersburg, Alexander Yurievich Gladyshev asked for an eight-year prison sentence for Alexandra Skochilenko, an artist, on politically motivated charges of spreading “fake news” about the army, after she was arrested for replacing price tags at a supermarket with anti-war stickers. Skochilenko became one of the first persons charged under the newly passed criminal law outlawing so-called “fake news” about the Russian army, her trial attracting wide public attention for the unprecedented pressure Skochilenko faced from the jail administration, the judge, and the prosecution.
Therefore, Alexander Yurievich Gladyshev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.


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(2)


the following entry is added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’:









 


Name


Identifying information


Statement of Reasons


Date of listing




‘1.


FEDERAL PENITENTIARY SERVICE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(FSIN)
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ИСПОЛНЕНИЯ НАКАЗАНИЙ
(ФСИН) (RU)


Address: Zhitnaya Street 14 Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow
Website: http://www.fsin.su/eng



The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation (FSIN) is a federal agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. FSIN is the federal authority for the detention of suspected and convicted persons, the security and maintenance of prisons in Russia, the transport of prisoners, and rehabilitation programmes.
As such, FSIN is the central authority managing the Russian prison system, known for its widespread and systematic abuses against, and ill-treatment of, political prisoners in Russia. As a federal agency, FSIN is responsible for the penal colonies where Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was held on politically motivated charges and ultimately died on 16 February 2024. During his imprisonment, Alexei Navalny suffered abuses, including through solitary confinement in a punishment cell and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, leading to the severe deterioration of his health. Other political prisoners held in the Russian prison system under similarly harsh conditions of detention, are subjected to abuse and ill-treatment, which is meant to physically and psychologically break them.
FSIN is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.


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