Uladzimir Navumau

Uladzimir Navumau (Belarusian: Уладзімір Навумаў, Russian: Владимир Наумов, Vladimir Naumov, also Uladzimir Naumau;[1] born 7 February 1956) is a Belarusian politician accused of human rights violations.

Between 1991 and 1999 he was commander of Berkut and Almaz special units (OMON) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.

[3] The OMON participated in the crackdown of protests before and after the controversial 1996 referendum.

[5] According to a decision by the European Union, Navumau "failed to take action to investigate the case of the unresolved disappearances of Yuri Zakharenko, Viktor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovski and Dmitri Zavadski in Belarus in 1999-2000 (...) As a Minister of Interior he was responsible for the repression over peaceful demonstrations until his retirement on 6 April 2009 for health reasons".

[6] According to a journalistic investigation released in November 2024, Naumov owns 75% of the Moscow-registered company Zorka Food, which trades grain in occupied Mariupol.