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EU imposes travel ban on 158 Belarusian officials and other individuals

The European Union has imposed a travel ban on 158 Belarusian government officials and other individuals over the rigged presidential election and the post-election crackdown on the opponents of the Belarusian government.

At their meeting in Brussels on Monday, the foreign ministers of the EU member countries renewed the travel ban on 41 government officials, including Alyaksandr Lukashenka, which was suspended in October 2008, and added 117 new names to the travel ban list.

Among the new individuals who will be persona non grata in the EU are the two adult sons of Mr. Lukashenka, Viktar and Dzmitry; Uladzimir Makey, head of the Presidential Administration; Uladzimir Andreychanka, chairman of the House of Representatives; Vadzim Zaytsaw, chief of the Committee for State Security (KGB); Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich; Defense Minister Yury Zhadobin; Leanid Maltsaw, state secretary of the Security Council; 24 heads of election commissions of various levels; 30 judges; and 10 journalists dubbed "Lukashenka propagandists." //BelaPAN