Ivan Stanislavovich Tertel (Russian: Иван Станиславович Тертель; Belarusian: Іван Станіслававіч Тэртэль; Polish: Jan Tertel; born 8 September 1966) is a Belarusian politician. He is the current Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
Ivan Tertel | |
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Иван Тертель | |
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| Chairman of State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus | |
| Assumed office September 3, 2020 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Valery Vakulchik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Stanislavovich Tertel 8 September 1966 Privalka, Grodno Region, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Belarus |
| Branch/service | State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Early life
editHe was born on September 8, 1966, in the village of Przywałka (Privalki), Grodno Region to an ethnic Polish family under the name of Jan. There were former Home Army members among his relatives. His father Stanislav Yanovich was a projectionist and his mother Anastasia Kazimirovna worked as a librarian. He is of Catholic background.[1]
He studied at a basic school in Privalki, graduated from high school in Druskininkai.
Military service
editTertel was conscripted by the Soviet Army in 1984, serving in Tula. In 1989, he graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School. He studied with Yunus-bek Yevkurov.[2]
In 1994, he graduated from the National Security Institute of the KGB of the Republic of Belarus, and in 1996 from the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. In 2017, he graduated from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus .
From 1993 to 2007, he served in the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus and held the position of head of the information and analytical group in the 16th border detachment of the border troops.
Political career
editBetween November 24, 2008, and December 16, 2013, he served as Deputy Chairman of the State Security Committee, responsible for ensuring economic security and combating corruption. From December 16, 2013, to June 4, 2020, he served as Deputy Chairman of the State Security Committee. During this time, he also served as a member of interdepartmental commissions on military-technical cooperation and export control, as well as on security in the economic sphere under the Security Council of Belarus.
On June 4, 2020, he was appointed Chairman of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus. He requested to be dismissed from military service and transferred to the reserve, while retaining the right to wear military uniforms and insignia.[3]
On August 17, 2020, in Novopolotsk, Ivan Tertel attempted to address the striking workers of the Naftan Production Association who were dissatisfied with the results of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. However, they did not listen to him and instead began to boo and shout at Tertel, demanding that he leave.[4][5]
On September 3, 2020, he was relieved of his position as Chairman of the State Control Committee and appointed as Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus. In October 2020, he was granted the military rank of lieutenant general.[6]
In January 2021, Igor Makar, a former deputy commander of the combat group of the Almaz Special Anti-Terrorism Unit, claimed that Ivan Tertel was involved in developing the plan to assassinate Pavel Sheremet in 2016.
Sanctions
editHe has been sanctioned and put under restrictive measures by various countries, including the US, the EU, the UK government, New Zealand, Canada, Ukraine, Australia, and Japan. Much of this has to do with his participation in the 2010 and 2020 protests in Belarus on the side of the state.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Personal life
editHis son Miroslav studied at the Faculty of International Relations of Belarusian State University.[1]
His brother Yuriy Tertel is the head of the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Animal and Plant Life under the President of the Republic of Belarus, previously was head of the Special Service of Active Activities (ASAM).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Иван Тертель возглавил КГБ. Что о нём известно?
- ^ "Вручение генеральских погон высшему офицерскому составу | Официальный интернет-портал Президента Республики Беларусь". president.gov.by. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 4 июня 2020 года № 203" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "На "Нафтане" требуют отставки Лукашенко в 10-дневный срок. Иначе забастовка" (in Russian). 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Работники "Нафтана" освистали главу КГК Ивана Тертеля". YouTube (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 3 сентября 2020 года № 330 «Об И. С. Тертеле»" (in Russian). pravo.by. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Опубликован черный список невъездных в ЕС белорусов (дополнено)". KP.BY. 2011-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 84/2011 of 31 January 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus". Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Поўны спіс 208 беларускіх чыноўнікаў, якім забаронены ўезд у ЕС" (in Belarusian). Nasha Niva. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22.
- ^ "Japan imposes additional sanctions on Russia, Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics". 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "資産凍結等の措置の対象となるベラルーシ共和国の個人及び団体" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Украина ввела санкции против жены Лукашенко, силовиков, олигархов и предприятий". Ukrainska Pravda. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-02.