Pub. L. 112-82, sec. 4 (as amended)
SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS.
SEC. 4. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS.
Section 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “or expression, including those individuals jailed based on political beliefs or expression in connection with repression that attended the presidential election of December 19, 2010” before the period at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, including politically motivated legal charges made in connection with repression that attended the presidential election of December 19, 2010” before the period at the end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting “and violations of human rights, including violations of human rights committed in connection with the presidential election of December 19, 2010” before the period at the end; and
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking “internationally recognized observers” and inserting “OSCE observers”;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and
(ii) by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(4) is a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus and has participated in the violent crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists, and peaceful protestors that occurred in connection with the presidential election of December 19, 2010; or
“(5) is a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus and has participated in the persecution or harassment of religious groups, human rights defenders, democratic opposition groups, or independent media or journalists.”
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(3) in subsection (e), by striking “of each international financial institution to which” and inserting “at each international financial institution of which”; and
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), by striking “(as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code)”.
- Public laws referenced
- 109-480