"In line with what was decided by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, and in coordination with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Lithuania, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has taken the decision to impose an entry ban for an indefinite time on 26 officials of the Republic of Belarus," the MFA said.
As #Belarus bids farewell to one of its great sons Raman #Bandarenka killed by the thugs of the regime #Latvia #Estonia and #Lithuania introduces additional listing of travel ban to those who are responsible for ongoing violence #StandWithBelarus https://t.co/BcQxR7cd9R
— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) November 20, 2020
The entry ban has been imposed on the Belarusian Minister of Information, the Minister of Sports and Tourism and his deputy, and other representatives and officials for the interior and justice structures, trade unions and the state media involved in dissemination of propaganda. However, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei remains off the list.
"By their actions, the individuals included on this list have engaged in the organisation and support of the falsification of the 9 August presidential elections and backed the ensuing violent crackdown on peaceful protests and demonstrations," the Latvian MFA said.
The additions mean Latvia has currently imposed an entry ban on 159 individuals including those listed in previous announcements as reported by LSM.
The 26 individuals that have now been entered on the persona non grata list for Latvia are:
- Sergej Kovalchuk
- Ihar Lutski
- Michail Partny
- Roman Kot
- Dmitry Stribulevich
- Vyacheslav Sulkovsky
- Yevgeny Vaisekhovich
- Dmitry Shinkarevich
- Yuriy Stahovec
- Dmitrij Yunkevich
- Maksim Kishkovic
- Sergey Hort
- Nikalai Karpiankou
- Maryja Mazurkevich
- Ludmila Dei
- Vadzim Dzyanisenka
- Vladimir Bazanov
- Hryhory (Grigory) Azaronak
- Dzmitry Zhuk
- Vasily Dementey
- Alena Niakrasava
- Mikhail Orda
- Elena Mankevich
- Nikolay Matyukevich
- Anna Varfolomeeva
- Vladimir Pertsov
