Name

Identifying information

Grounds for designation

Date of listing

‘16.

Alexey Alexandrovich ALEXANDROV

(Алексей Александрович АЛЕКСАНДРОВ)

a.k.a. Alexey Andreevich FROLOV

(Алексей Андреевич ФРОЛОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 16.6.1981 or 16.6.1980;

Nationality: Russian

Alexey Alexandrov is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative.

In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Therefore, Alexey Alexandrov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons.

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17.

Vladimir Alexandrovich PANYAEV

(Владимир Александрович ПАНЯЕВ)

a.k.a. Vladimir ALEXEEV

(Владимир АЛЕКСЕЕВ)

a.k.a. Vladimir ALEXEYEV

(Владимир АЛЕКСЕЕВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 25.11.1980;

Place of birth: Serdobsk, Russian Federation;

Nationality: Russian

Vladimir Panyaev is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative.

In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Therefore, Vladimir Panyaev was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons.

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18.

Ivan Vladimirovich OSIPOV

(Иван Владимирович ОСИПОВ)

a.k.a. Ivan Vasilyevich SPIRIDONOV

(Иван Васильевич СПИРИДОНОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 21.8.1976 or 21.8.1975;

Nationality: Russian

Ivan Osipov is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative.

In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Therefore, Ivan Osipov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons.

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19.

Artur Aleksandrovich ZHIROV

(Артур Александрович ЖИРОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 6.7.1961;

Nationality: Russian

Artur Zhirov is a chemical weapons expert and Director of SC Signal, a research institute that has been linked to Russia’s chemical weapons program.

As Director of SC Signal, Artur Zhirov provided technical support to operations against Yulia Navalnaya and Alexei Navalny that took place in Kaliningrad on 6 July 2020 and to the planning of the subsequent poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Therefore, Artur Zhirov was engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons.

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20.

Kirill Yurievich VASILIEV

(Кирилл Юрьевич ВАСИЛЬЕВ)

a.k.a. Kirill VASILYEV

(Кирилл ВАСИЛЬЕВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 22.2.1973;

Nationality: Russian;

Tax-ID No.: 773721109701 (Russia)

General Kirill Vasiliev is the Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time, including during his journey to Tomsk where he was poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve on 20 August 2020. That poisoning constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Kirill Vasiliev, in his capacity as Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the FSB, provided the operational framework and direction to conduct the surveillance and the assassination attempt against Alexei Navalny.

Therefore, he was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons.

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21.

Konstantin Borisovich KUDRYAVTSEV

(Константин Борисович КУДРЯВЦЕВ)

a.k.a. Konstantin Yevgenievich SOKOLOV

(Константин Евгеньевич СОКОЛОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 28.4.1980 or 28.4.1981;

Nationality: Russian

Konstantin Kudryavtsev is a chemical weapons expert and an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative.

In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the clean-up operations of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Furthermore, he admitted to his involvement in at least one other poisoning attempt against Navalny in 2017.

Therefore, Konstantin Kudryavtsev was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons.

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22.

Stanislav Valentinovich MAKSHAKOV

(Станислав Валентинович МАКШАКОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 1966;

Nationality: Russian

Stanislav Makshakov is a military scientist and Deputy Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time. In his capacity as Deputy Director of the Criminalistics Institute, Stanislav Makshakov was the commander of the team of operatives involved in the preparations and execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Therefore, Stanislav Makshakov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons.

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23.

Vladimir Mikhaylovich BOGDANOV

(Владимир Михайлович БОГДАНОВ)

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 17.7.1958;

Place of birth: Moscow, Russian Federation;

Nationality: Russian

Vladimir Bogdanov is the Head of Special Technology Centre of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which is the parent entity of the Criminalistics Institute. In that capacity, Vladimir Bogdanov oversees and controls the activities of those entities.

The FSB conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time, including during his journey to Tomsk where Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve on 20 August 2020. That poisoning constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Vladimir Bogdanov, in his capacity as the Head of Special Technology Centre of the FSB, provided the operational framework and direction to conduct the surveillance and the assassination attempt against Alaxey Navalny.

Therefore, he was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons.

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24.

Chadi HOURANIEH

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 29.5.1979;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Nationality: Canadian

Chadi Houranieh is the co-owner of MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co company, which operates in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems.

Therefore, Chadi Houranieh is responsible for providing material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.

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25.

Mohammad Nazier HOURANIEH

Gender: male;

Date of birth: 6.5.1976;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Nationality: Canadian

Mohammad Nazier Houranieh is the co-owner of MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co company, which operates in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems.

Therefore, Mohammad Nazier Houranieh is responsible for providing material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.

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Name

Identifying information

Grounds for designation

Date of listing

‘3.

MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co

Address: Zoukak Al Jin Abed Al Rahman Bn Al Kassem Street. Damascus, Syria;

Phone: (+963) 11-2210758,

(+963) 11-2224349;

Fax: (+963) 11-2235892;

Web: https://houranieh.com/

Email: info@houranieh.com

MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co is a company operating in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems.

Therefore, MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co provides material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.

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