Any assets owned by Plahotniuc or Shor in the UK, or in any of the UK’s Overseas Territories such as the British Virgin Islands or the Cayman Islands, will be frozen. UK citizens will be barred from all economic transactions with either of the sanctioned individuals who are henceforth denied entry to the UK.

Today, on World Anti-Corruption Day, these sanctions designations provide further evidence of our commitment to tackle high level corruption in all parts of the world. It is also evidence of our ongoing commitment to making the United Kingdom a hostile territory for illicit finance.