Photo: pixabay.com residence in Guatemala due to US sanctions under the Magnitsky Act , RIA Novosti reports.
As reported, this decision affected Russian citizen Dmitry Kudryakov and Belarusian citizen Irina Litvinyuk. The decision was made by the Guatemalan Institute for Migration.
It was previously reported that the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on these individuals on November 18. They were accused of “exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector”, “numerous bribery schemes involving politicians, judges and government officials”, “corrupt activities in support of Russian influence schemes, illegal cash payments to government officials in exchange for supporting Russian interests.” mining companies.”
Subsidiaries of the Swiss Solway group of companies, which have been operating in Guatemala for more than a decade, have also been subject to US sanctions.
Last year, US media reported on bribes, which Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei received for the Russians.