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1. | Néstor Luis REVEROLReverol TORRESTorres | Date of birth: 28 October 1964Gender: male | Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace; since 2016. Also appointed as Vice‐President of Public Works and Services and Executive Secretary of the Electrical General Staff in April 2019. Formerformer Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard, he was promoted to General in Chief of the Bolivarian National Guard in August 2020. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including the torture of (political) prisoners, and the repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations, committed by security forces under his command. | 22.1.2018 |
2. | Gustavo Enrique GONZÁLEZGonzález LÓPEZópez | Date of birth: 2 November 1960Gender: male | Reappointed as Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on 30 April 2019. Formerly Security and Intelligence Adviser for the President's office from 8 January 2019 to 30 April 2019 and Head of SEBIN until October 2018. As Head of SEBIN, responsibleResponsible for serious human rights violations (including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture) and the repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela. | 22.1.2018 |
3. | Tibisay LUCENALucena RAMÍREZRamírez | Date of birth: 26 April 1959Gender: female | President of the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional ElectoraElectorall or– CNE) from April 2006 until June 2020. Her actions and policies have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly by failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution, thereby facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly and the re‐election of Nicolás Maduro in May 2018 through presidential elections that were neither free nor fair. | 22.1.2018 |
4. | Antonio José BENAVIDESBenavides TORRESTorres | Date of birth: 13 June 1961Gender: male | Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government until January 2018. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. Involved in the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela. | 22.1.2018 |
5. | Maikel José MORENOMoreno PÉREZérez | Date of birth: 12 December 1965Gender: male | President, and former Vice President, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). In these roles, he has supported and facilitated the Government's actions and policies which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and is responsible for actions and statements that have usurped the authority of the National Assembly, including the appointment of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in June 2020 and the suspension and replacement of the leadership boards of three opposition parties in June and July 2020. | 22.1.2018 |
6. | Tarek William SAABSaab HALABIHalabi | Date of birth: 10 September 1963Place of birth: El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, VenezuelaGender: male | Venezuelan Attorney General appointed by the Constituent Assembly. In this role, and in previous roles as Ombudsman and President of the Republican Moral Council, he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela by publicly supporting actions against opponents of the government of VenezuelaGovernment and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly. | 22.1.2018 |
7. | Diosdado CABELLOCabello RONDÓNRondón | Date of birth: 15 April 1963Gender: male | President of the Constituent Assembly and First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Involved in undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by using the media to publicly attack and threaten political opposition, other media and civil society. | 22.1.2018 |
8. | Tareck Zaidan EL‐AISSAMIEl-Aissami MADDAHMaddah | Vice President of Economy and Minister for National Industry and ProductionDate of birth: 12 November 1974Gender: male | Vice President of Economy and Minister of the Popular Power of Petroleum as well asfor National Industry and Production. As the former Vice President of Venezuela with oversight of the direction of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), El‐AissamiMaddah is responsible for the serious human rights violations carried out by the organisation, including arbitrary detentionsdetention, politically motivated investigations, inhumane and degrading treatment, and torture. He is also responsible for supporting and implementing policies and activities which undermine democracy and the rule of law, including the prohibition of public demonstrations, and heading President Maduro's "anti‐-coup command" which has targeted civil society and the democratic opposition. | 25.6.2018 |
9. | Sergio José RIVERORivero MARCANOMarcano | Inspector General of the Bolivarian National Armed ForcesDate of birth: 8 November 1964Gender: male | Inspector General of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 16 January 2018. Involved in the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command, including the excessive use of force, and the arbitrary detention and abuse of civil society and opposition members. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard assaulting members of the democratically elected National Assembly and intimidating journalists reporting on the fraudulent elections for the illegitimate Constituent Assembly, have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. | 25.6.2018 |
10. | Jesús Rafael SUÁREZSuárez CHOURIOChourio | General Commander of the Bolivarian ArmyDate of birth: 19 July 1962Gender: male | Commander in Chief of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army. Former Chief of the General Staff to the Commander‐in‐Chief, former General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army and former Commander of Venezuela’'s Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central). Responsible for serious human rights violations by forces under his command during his tenure as General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army, including the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees. He hasHas targeted the democratic opposition and supported the use of military courts to try civilian protestors. | 25.6.2018 |
11. | Iván HERNÁNDEZHernández DALADala | Head of Directorate-General of Military Counter-IntelligenceDate of birth: 18 May 1966Gender: male | Head of the Directorate‐-General of Military Counter‐-Intelligence (DGCIM) since January 2014 and Head of the Presidential Guard since September 2015. As Head of the DGCIM, Iván Hernández Dala is responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition committed by members of the DGCIM under his command, including theexcessive use of excessive force and the ill‐-treatment of detainees. | 25.6.2018 |
12. | Delcy Eloina RODRÍGUEZRodríguez GÓMEZómez | Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaDate of birth: 18 May 1969Gender: female | Vice President of Venezuela, former President of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and former member of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly. Her actions on the Presidential Commission and then as President of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including usurping the powers of the National Assembly and using them to target the opposition and prevent them taking part in the political process. | 25.6.2018 |
13. | Elías José JAUAJaua MILANOMilano | Minister of Popular Power for EducationDate of birth: 16 December 1969Gender: male | Former Minister of Popular Power for Education. Former President of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly. Responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela through his role in leading the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly. | 25.6.2018 |
14. | Sandra OBLITASOblitas RUZZARuzza | Vice President of National Electoral CouncilDate of birth: 7 June 1969Gender: female | Rector of the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela. Former Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and former President of the Commission of the Electoral and Civilian Register. Responsible for the CNE's activities which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and manipulation of the electoral process. | 25.6.2018 |
15. | Freddy Alirio BERNALBernal ROSALESRosales | Date of birth: 16 June 1962Place of birth: San Cristóbal, Táchira state, VenezuelaGender: male | Head of the National Control Centre of the Committee for Local Supply and Production (CLAP) and Protector of Táchira State. Also a Commissioner General of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). As Head of the CLAP and Protector of Táchira State he can call upon Special Forces (FAES) and is able to influence appointments of judges and prosecutors. Responsible for undermining democracy through manipulation of CLAP programme distributions amongst voters. Additionally, as Commissioner General of SEBIN, he is responsible for SEBIN’'s activities which include serious human rights violations such as arbitrary detention. | 25.6.2018 |
16. | Katherine Nayarith HARRINGTONHarrington PADRÓNPadrón | Deputy Prosecutor General (also translated as Deputy Attorney General)Date of birth: 5 December 1971Gender: female | Deputy Prosecutor General (also translated as Deputy Attorney General) fromsince July 2017 until October 2018. Appointed Deputy Prosecutor General by the Supreme Court in violation of the Constitution, rather than by the National Assembly. Responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by initiating politically‐-motivated prosecutions and failing to investigate allegations of human rights violations by the Maduro regime. | 25.6.2018 |
17. | Socorro Elizabeth HERNÁNDEZHernández Hernández | Date of birth: 11 March 1952Gender: female | Member (Rector) of the National Electoral Council (CNE) until 12 June 2020 and member of the National Electoral Board (JNE). Responsible for the CNE's activities which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and manipulation of the electoral process in relation to a cancelled presidential recall election in 2016, postponement of gubernatorial elections in 2016, and the relocation of polling stations at short notice before gubernatorial elections in 2017. | 25.6.2018 |
18. | Xavier Antonio MORENOMoreno REYES | Gender: maleReyes | Secretary‐-General of the National Electoral Council | Secretary-General of the National Electoral Council (CNE) from 2009 until June 2020. In this role responsibleResponsible for approving CNE decisions which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and the manipulation of the electoral process. | 25.6.2018 |
19. | Néstor Neptali BLANCO HURTADO | Date of birth: 26 September 1982ID number: V‐15222057Gender: male | Major in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), operated alongside officials in the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) since at least December 2017. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees in DGCIM facilities. | 27.9.2019 |
20. | Rafael Ramón BLANCO MARRERO | Date of birth: 28 February 1968ID number: V‐6250588Gender: male | Deputy Director of the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) since at least December 2018 and Division General of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army since 5 July 2019. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees in DGCIM facilities, that were committed by DGCIM officials under his command. Linked to the death of Captain Acosta. | 27.9.2019 |
21. | Carlos Alberto CALDERÓN CHIRINOS | ID number: V‐10352300Gender: male | Senior office holder (referred to as Commissioner, Director and Director General) in the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees in SEBIN facilities. In particular, he participated in and was responsible for acts of torture and the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees in El Helicoide, a SEBIN prison. | 27.9.2019 |
22. | Alexis Enrique ESCALONA MARRERO | Date of birth: 12 October 1962Gender: male | Chief in Charge of the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorist Financing (ONDOFT) from January 2018 until May 2019. National Commander of the National Anti‐Extortion and Kidnapping Command (Comando Nacional Antiextorsión y Secuestro (CONAS)) between 2014 and 2017. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees by members of CONAS under his command. Also responsible for the repression of civil society by members of CONAS under his command. | 27.9.2019 |
23. | Rafael Antonio FRANCO QUINTERO | Date of birth: 14 October 1973ID number: V‐11311672Gender: male | Agent in the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Head of Security at Maiquetía International Airport. Head of Investigations at the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) between at least 2017 and December 2018. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the ill‐treatment of detainees in DGCIM facilities by members of the DGCIM under his command. Also responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition by members of the DGCIM under his command. Linked to the death of Captain Acosta. | 27.9.2019 |
24. | Alexander Enrique GRANKO ARTEAGA | Date of birth: 25 March 1981ID Number: V‐14970215Gender: male | Head (Director) of the Special Affairs Division (DAE) of the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)). Promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Bolivarian National Guard on 1 July 2020. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force causing death and injury and the ill‐treatment of detainees in DGCIM facilities committed by himself and by officials under his command. Also responsible for the repression of civil society by members of DGCIM under his command, as well as being directly involved in such repression. Linked to the death of Captain Acosta. | 27.9.2019 |
25. | Hannover Esteban GUERRERO MIJARES | Date of birth: 14 January 1971Gender: male | Head of Investigations at the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)) from at least April 2019 to August 2019. As Head of Investigations, he supervised the DGCIM facility in Boleita. Responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture, the use of excessive force and the ill‐treatment of detainees committed by himself and by officials under his command, particularly in Boleita. Linked to the death of Captain Acosta. | 27.9.2019 |
26. | José Adelino ORNELAS FERREIRAAlias: José Adelino ORNELLA FERREIRA / José Adelino ORNELLAS FERREIRA | Date of birth: 14 December 1964Place of birth: Caracas, Distrito Capital, VenezuelaID number: V‐7087964Gender: male | Secretary‐General of the National Defence Council since 26 July 2019 and Chief of the General Staff to the Commander‐in‐Chief since September 2020. Former commander of the National Capital Integral Strategic Defence Region (REDI Capital), former Chief of Staff and former Second‐in‐Command of the Operational and Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB). In these roles he has supported and facilitated actions and policies of the Government of Venezuela which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. Responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, including obstructing the provision of humanitarian aid and the use of excessive force by officials of the Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB), and by subordinate forces under his command, including the Integral Strategic Defence Region (REDI), the Integral Defence Operations Zone (ZODI) and the Bolivarian National Guard. | 29.6.2020 |
27. | Gladys del Valle REQUENA | Date of birth: 9 November 1952Place of birth: Puerto Santo, Sucre, VenezuelaID number: V‐4114842Gender: female | Member and, since 26 October 2018, the Second Vice‐President of the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). In her leading role in the non‐recognised ANC, she has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela including by signing the decree that stripped the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, of his parliamentary immunity. | 29.6.2020 |
28. | Tania Valentina DÍAZ GONZÁLEZ | Date of birth: 18 June 1963Place of birth: Caracas, Distrito Capital, VenezuelaID number: V‐6432672Gender: female | Member and, since 4 January 2018, the First Vice‐President of the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). In her leading role in the non‐recognised ANC she has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by signing the decree that stripped the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, of his parliamentary immunity. | 29.6.2020 |
29. | Elvis Eduardo HIDROBO AMOROSO | Date of birth: 4 August 1963Place of birth: Caracas, Distrito Capital, VenezuelaID number: V‐7659695Gender: male | Comptroller General, since 23 October 2018, and former First and Second Vice‐President of the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). His actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by leading the non‐recognised ANC, signing the "law against hatred", justifying the removal of a legally‐elected opposition governor and banning Juan Guaidó from running for any public office. | 29.6.2020 |
30. | Juan José MENDOZA JOVER | Date of birth: 11 March 1969Place of birth: Trujillo, VenezuelaAddress: Arnoldo Gabaldón, Candelaria, Edo. TrujilloID number: V‐9499372Gender: male | Second Vice‐President of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ)) and President of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ since 24 February 2017. His actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by a number of judicial rulings in the past two years that have limited or undermined the constitutional powers of Venezuela’s democratically‐elected legislative body, the National Assembly. | 29.6.2020 |
31. | Jorge Elieser MÁRQUEZ MONSALVE | Date of birth: 20 February 1971Place of birth: Caracas, VenezuelaID number: V‐8714253Gender: male | Director‐General of the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL) since 7 August 2017. His actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by severely limiting the rights of the Venezuelan people to free press, free speech and information. He used the special powers of CONATEL to silence criticism and dissidents of the regime by blocking, filtering and obstructing internet websites and by revoking existing licences for radio and television stations and refusing to grant new such licences. | 29.6.2020 |
32. | Farik Karin MORA SALCEDO | ID number: V‐8608523Gender: male | Prosecutor serving at the Venezuelan First Special Court of First Instance with an office within the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)). His actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by initiating politically motivated prosecutions which resulted in the arbitrary detention of members of the National Assembly and other officials opposing the Maduro regime. | 29.6.2020 |
33. | Dinorah Yoselin BUSTAMANTE PUERTA | Date of birth: 14 January 1975ID number: V‐10002096Gender: female | Prosecutor serving at the Venezuelan First Special Court of First Instance, with an office within the Directorate‐General of Military Counter‐Intelligence (Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM)). Her actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by initiating politically motivated prosecutions which resulted in the arbitrary detention of members of the National Assembly and other officials opposing the Maduro regime. | 29.6.2020 |
34. | Luis Eduardo PARRA RIVERO | Date of birth: 7 July 1978ID number: V‐14211633Gender: male | Member and illegitimately elected President of the National Assembly. As a member of the National Assembly, he staged his election as the President of the National Assembly on 5 January 2020, thereby undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. The election took place while entry of several parliamentarians to the premises of the National Assembly was blocked by military police, and without a quorum being reached. Therefore opposition members had to organise themselves outside of the premises of the National Assembly to re‐elect Juan Guaidó as its President. Shortly after the staged election of Parra, supported by the regime’s political party (PSUV), Parra was welcomed by Maduro and the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). | 29.6.2020 |
35. | Franklyn Leonardo DUARTE | Date of birth: 15 May 1977ID number: V‐3304045Gender: male | Member and illegitimately elected first Vice‐President of the National Assembly. As a member of the National Assembly, he staged his election as the first Vice‐President of the National Assembly on 5 January 2020, thereby undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. The election took place while entry of several parliamentarians to the premises of the National Assembly was blocked by military police, and without a quorum being reached. Therefore, opposition members had to organise themselves outside of the premises of the National Assembly to re‐elect Juan Guaidó as its President. Shortly after the staged election of Duarte, supported by the regime’s political party (PSUV), the election of the Board of Directors of the National Assembly was welcomed by Maduro and the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). | 29.6.2020 |
36. | José Gregorio NORIEGA FIGUEROA | Date of birth: 21 February 1969ID number: V‐8348784Gender: male | Member and illegitimately elected second Vice‐President of the National Assembly. Illegitimately appointed director of the ad‐hoc board of political party Voluntad Popular. As a member of the National Assembly he staged his election as the second Vice‐President of the National Assembly on 5 January 2020, thereby undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela. The election took place while entry of several parliamentarians to the premises of the National Assembly was blocked by military police, and without a quorum being reached. Therefore opposition members had to organise themselves outside of the premises of the National Assembly to re‐elect Juan Guaidó as its President. Shortly after the staged election of Noriega, supported by the regime’s political party (PSUV), the election of the Board of Directors of the National Assembly was welcomed by Maduro and the non‐recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC). In July 2020, Noriega, helped by the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ)), illegitimately took over the leadership of the political party Voluntad Popular, thereby further undermining democracy in Venezuela. | 29.6.2020 |