Sanctions Actions Pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Notice published February 9, 2016 · 81 FR 6933
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2016-02436
- Type
- Notice
- Published
- February 9, 2016
- Citation
- 81 FR 6933 (page 6,933)
- Action
- Notice.
- Effective
- February 1, 2016
- Dates
- OFAC's actions described in this notice were effective on February 1, 2016.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of five individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-208, December 14, 2012) (the "Magnitsky Act").
Text
As the Government Publishing Office publishes it. Pages OFAC printed as images (in recent notices, the lists of names) are in the official PDF.
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02436]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law
Accountability Act of 2012
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(``OFAC'') is publishing the names of five individuals whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky
Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-208, December 14,
2012) (the ``Magnitsky Act'').
DATES: OFAC's actions described in this notice were effective on
February 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of the Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control: Assistant Director for Licensing,
tel.: 202-622-2480, Assistant Director for Policy, tel.: 202-622-2746,
Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855,
Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-
622-2490; or the Department of the Treasury's Chief Counsel (Foreign
Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, tel.: 202-622-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general
information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs is available via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.
Background
On February 1, 2016, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following five individuals pursuant to the Magnitsky
Act:
1. KIBIS, Boris Borisovich; DOB 20 Nov 1977; nationality Russia
(individual) [MAGNIT].
2. URZHUMTSEV, Oleg Vyacheslavovich; DOB 22 Oct 1968; citizen Russia
(individual) [MAGNIT].
3. LAPSHOV, Pavel Vladimirovich; DOB 07 Jul 1976; nationality Russia
(individual) [MAGNIT].
4. ANTONOV, Yevgeni Yuvenalievich; DOB 1955; nationality Russia
(individual) [MAGNIT].
5. ANICHIN, Aleksey Vasilyevich (a.k.a. ANICHIN, Alexei Vasilievich);
DOB 01 Dec 1949; POB Sevastopol, Ukraine (individual) [MAGNIT].
Aleksey Vasilyevich Anichin participated in efforts to conceal the
legal liability for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Yevgeni Yuvenalievich Antonov is responsible for extrajudicial
killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights committed against an individual seeking to
obtain, exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human
rights and freedoms, such as the freedoms of religion, expression,
association, and assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and
democratic elections, in Russia.
Boris Borisovich Kibis participated in efforts to conceal the legal
liability for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Pavel Vladimirovich Lapshov participated in efforts to conceal the
legal liability for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Urzhumtsev participated in efforts to conceal
the legal liability for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei
Magnitsky.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
John E. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2016-02436 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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