UK Adds 2 Russian Individuals to Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime
The United Kingdom added two Russian individuals to its Global Human Rights sanctions regime, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said Jan. 13. Both former members of the Russian military, Dmitry Vadimovich Kovtun and Andrey Konstantinovich Lugovoy were sanctioned for…
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their role in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko through deliberate poisoning in 2006. The pair were also listed under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, but OFSI gave notice Jan. 17 that the designations of the two Russians expired under that regime but are still subject to asset freezes as the two individuals' listings have been moved to the Global Human Rights sanctions regime.