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The Claim

Delyan Peevski is included on one or more international sanctions lists as of April 15, 2026.

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The Short Version

Multiple primary government sources confirm Delyan Peevski's inclusion on international sanctions lists. He was designated on the U.S. OFAC SDN List under the Global Magnitsky Act in June 2021 and on the UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions list, with the UK entry confirmed as recently as April 2025. No credible source reports any delisting, and his own public statements as of late 2025 confirm he is appealing the sanctions — meaning they remain in force. The existence of a legal appeal does not constitute removal from a sanctions list.

Caveats

  • Peevski has been actively challenging his U.S. Magnitsky sanctions through legal appeals (as of November 2025), which means his status could theoretically change through court or administrative action in the future.
  • Some of the supporting evidence dates to the original 2021 designation rather than providing explicit 2026 confirmation, though official sanctions registries are continuously maintained and would reflect any delisting.
  • One source (Source 14) is based on LLM background knowledge rather than independent verification and should not be treated as authoritative evidence.

The Receipts

  1. Sanctions List Search - OFAC

    OFAC Sanctions List Search

  2. Peevski Delyan Slavchev — OFAC SDN List | Sanctions Checklist

    Sanctions Checklist

  3. Designation - UK Sanctions List

    UK Sanctions List

  4. Public Designation of Five Bulgarian Public Officials Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption

    United States Department of State

  5. 2021 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report

    Federal Register

  6. Delyan Peevski - OpenSanctions

    OpenSanctions

  7. UK sanctions high profile Bulgarian figures involved in corruption - GOV.UK

    GOV.UK

  8. Democracy Captured: Bulgaria's Peevski Predicament

    German Marshall Fund of the United States

  9. Delyan Peevski - SANCTIONS WATCH

    Sanctions Watch

  10. Delyan Peevski - international investigations - CorruptionBG - CORRUPTION IN BULGARIA

    CorruptionBG

+ 6 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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Delyan Peevski

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