Mikhail Piatrovich BYADUNKEVICH

Date of listing: 5.8.2024

Deputy head of the Main Department for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; head of the third department of GUBOPiK, responsible for fighting “extremism”

Mikhail Byadunkevich is the deputy head of the Main Department for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the head of the third department of GUBOPiK, which is responsible for fighting extremism. GUBOPiK is one of the main bodies responsible for political persecution in Belarus, including arbitrary and unlawful arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of activists and members of civil society. GUBOPiK has published videos of forced confessions by Belarusian activists and ordinary citizens, exposing them to the Belarusian general public and using them as a tool for political pressure. In his position, Mikhail Byadunkevich is responsible for serious violations of human rights and for the repression of civil society in Belarus. Furthermore, he is supporting the Lukashenka regime.

Date of listing: 5.8.2024

Date of listing: 5.8.2024

Mikhail Byadunkevich est chef adjoint de la direction générale de lutte contre la criminalité organisée et la corruption (GUBOPiK) au ministère de l'intérieur et chef de la troisième direction du GUBOPiK, chargée de la lutte contre l'extrémisme. Le GUBOPiK est l'un des principaux organes responsables des persécutions politiques en Biélorussie, notamment d'arrestations illégales et arbitraires et de mauvais traitements, y compris la torture, de militants et de membres de la société civile. Le GUBOPiK a publié des vidéos d'aveux extorqués à des militants et citoyens biélorusses, les exposant au public biélorusse et les utilisant comme outil de pression politique. De par ses fonctions, Mikhail Byadunkevich est responsable de graves violations des droits de l'homme et de la répression de la société civile en Biélorussie. En outre, il soutient le régime de Loukachenka