According to the telegram channel “Vitebsk, I’m playing,” Sergei Zaitsev was charged with writing two comments about a government official, which the court considered offensive, in a telegram channel that was recognized as “extremist.” It is not reported who exactly was offended by the Vitebsk resident’s comments.
According to the prosecution, Zaitsev, while on the territory of the Russian Federation, posted a text containing a negative assessment of a government official on a Telegram channel that is recognized as “extremist.” The accused also left a similar insult to another government official in the Vitebsk region.
At the trial, Sergei admitted guilt, but noted that he did not know that the victims were government officials. It is reported that Zaitsev was previously convicted 11 times.
As a result, the Vitebsk District Court found him guilty on December 6, 2023 and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison with a fine of 50 basic units. By partial addition of the punishment imposed under this verdict and the punishment imposed by the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court of Vitebsk dated June 2, 2023, a final sentence of imprisonment for a term of five years was imposed, with the sentence being served in a correctional colony under conditions.
Trial outcome 06.12.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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He didn’t buy a ticket on the trolleybus while he was drunk and cursed the president with obscene words. The controller called the police and Sergei was detained.
Trial outcome 04.10.2023:
2.6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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On October 28, 2022, he was included in the list of persons prone to extremist activities.
Trial outcome:
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
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He was accused of twice painting houses, pillars and buildings in his village with white and red paint and declaring his love for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
The man has been in pre-trial detention since September 18, 2021. The man began serving his sentence in March 2022. In June 2022, Alexander was placed in Mogilev Prison No. 4. While serving his sentence, the man was placed in a punishment cell and subjected to beatings.
Released on February 16, 2023.
November 28, 2023 Alexander began another trial , in the Brest Regional Court. The man is charged with two counts: 130 approx. 1 part 1 (rehabilitation of Nazism), 339 part 2 (hooliganism).
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
originally from Buda-Koshelev in Belarus, he was engaged in activism and was a volunteer of the "Country for Life". Ivan Sautin was detained while trying to cross the border with Poland. Detained May 27, 2022 again. At the end of June he was extradited to Belarus. Earlier, he was charged under four articles of the Criminal Code, including terrorism, insulting a government official. As a result, three of the four articles were withdrawn following the results of an audit by the Russian side, which is also confirmed by pro-government channels.
UPD. According to the materials of the case, in 2018 he embezzled more than 68 thousand rubles. At the same time, the investigation notes that in 2020 he participated in protests, "made videos, harassed services, local authorities."
Due to the presence of these facts of persecution for the manifestation of civic position and activity, we believe that Ivan's sentence should at least be reviewed.
21.04.2022
On March 14, 2022, the court confirmed the extradition to the Republic of Belarus. But the ECHR accepted Sautin's case for consideration and on March 11, 2022 banned his extradition. It's up to the government of the Russian Federation to make a decision. The term of detention expires on 04/27/2022.
25.02.2022
On January 31, 2022, he received a notification that his case was transferred to Moscow for the last instance of appeal. Within 45 days must proceed to the proceedings. The application for political asylum was never accepted.
Trial outcome:
9 years in prison under conditions of a reinforced regime.
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A well-known Belarusian blogger, author of the channels "My Country is Belarus", "Lukashenko's Mustache". In June 2020, when the arrests of bloggers began, he left Belarus. In 2022, he stated that he was related to the press service of the Kalinovsky regiment in Ukraine, published photos in which he was with a weapon, in military uniform. Bespalov is currently participating in "Paspality Rushenni".
In August 2024, Igor Selikhanov's page on the Odnoklassniki social network was included in the republican list of extremist materials. According to the personal information posted on it, the man was born in 1975 in Orsha and graduated from Orsha Secondary School No. 6. Igor Selikhanov's last activity on his Odnoklassniki page was recorded in September 2022. Later, on other social networks, he reported that he lives in Warsaw.
Viktor was born in the Russian Federation, but has Belarusian citizenship. He lived in Ratomka.
The Linkedin page indicates that since 2018, Viktor has worked as a senior communications engineer at customs. This is probably what the criminal case against the man for "abuse of power or official authority" is connected to.
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