Many jurisdictions that sanction persons for corruption update their lists more frequently towards the end of each year. However, changes do take place in between and several changes have taken place in particular under the UK’s Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions since our beginning of year update.
In April 2025, 12 new individuals were added to the UK’s sanction list from three countries: Georgia, Guatemala and Moldova.
- Additions from Georgia included two individuals suspected of using their positions in the judicial system to the advantage of one particular political party
- Additions from Guatemala were largely linked to former President Alejandro Eduardo Giamattei Falla. These sanctions relate to allegations that several high ranking officials received appointments in exchange for ignoring or actively undermining investigations into corruption
- Persons added from Moldova are suspected of being proxies for further sanctioned persons.
About Sanctions Watch
Sanctions Watch, a one-of-a-kind resource on anti-corruption sanctions, tracks individuals sanctioned in response to serious corruption allegations under key anti-corruption regimes worldwide, including Canada, the European Union, Switzerland, UK, and United States.
Sanctions Watch allows people to search for and find information on individuals sanctioned for corruption by name, country, as well as sanction regime. Besides profiles of each sanctioned individual, the platform also offers analysis and resources about each anti-corruption sanctions regime, as well as compliance guidelines for the private sector, and our research in different countries about anti-corruption sanctions.
CiFAR updates the website and database on which it is based every six months. To see the individuals sanctioned for their alleged involvement in corruption or to download the complete database, please visit https://sanctionswatch.cifar.eu/