Is Nestor Luis Reverol Torres on a sanctions list?
Yes. Nestor Luis Reverol Torres appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 12/31/2020.
Currently Minister for Electrical Energy and Sectoral Vice President of Public Works and Services. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Reverol Torres, as Interior Minister, was responsible for policing, and parts of the Venezuelan security forces. Under the command of Reverol Torres as Interior Minister, the Bolivarian National Police committed serious human rights violations between April and July 2017, including excessive use of force by security forces, arbitrary arrest and detention, mistreatment and torture in detention, and over 120 deaths between April and August 2017. Further, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that he was also involved in the commission of serious human rights violations as former Commander General of the Bolivian National Guard, including during “Liberation of the People” security operations against suspected gang-members in 2015. He was later promoted to General in Chief within the National Guard. — Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace 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 Nestor Luis Reverol 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.