OFSI sanctions listing
Antonio Jose BENAVIDES TORRES
Antonio Jose BENAVIDES TORRES is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Venezuela programme, listed on 22/01/2018. Chief. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Venezuela nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
(UK Sanctions List Ref):VEN0003. Former General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) until 21 June 2017 (UK Statement of Reasons):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. (Gender):Male
Statement of reasons as published by UK OFSI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | UK OFSI (OFSI) — Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Venezuela |
| Date listed | 22/01/2018 |
| Source record ID | ofsi:13583 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | Chief |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13/06/1961 |
| Nationality / country | Venezuela |
| Address(es) | Caracas · Venezuela |
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ofsi:13583 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |