Is Antonio Jose Benavides Torres on a sanctions list?
Yes. Antonio Jose Benavides Torres appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 12/31/2020.
National Assembly (NA) (2021) Deputy for the Capital District and member of the NA’s Permanent Commission on Administration and Service. Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) until January 2018. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. There are reasonable grounds to suspect he has been involved in repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela and involved in the commission of serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. Further, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that his actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela. — Former Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) until January 2018. Former General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) until 21 June 2017 The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
- Caracas, Venezuela
What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?
Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.
Frequently asked
- Is Antonio Jose Benavides Torres on a sanctions list?
- Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
- How current is this record?
- Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 12/31/2020.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.