The heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the CEC of Belarus were included in the EU sanctions list

Sputnik Belarus informs about it.

"This decision comes into force on the day of publication in the journal of the European Union," the document says.

On October 2, the EU enacted the sanctions list for Belarus.

There were 40 people in it.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the sanctions an important but belated signal.

Belarus announced that it will impose retaliatory sanctions against the EU on October 2.