Koval was detained on May 28, 2023 right at the border. He was returning from a competition in Slovakia, and upon entering Belarus, Koval’s phone was asked to be checked. The man himself provided the security forces with his phone and password. During the examination, he was found to have data that was “prohibited” according to the Belarusian security forces. Since that day, Koval has been in captivity.
At the criminal trial, Koval was accused of sending a video to the Nexta Editorial telegram bot on March 27, 2022. The video showed the movement of military equipment on the MKAD ring road (around Minsk). Thus, according to the state prosecution, Koval committed a crime, because the Belarusian authorities consider Nexta an “extremist formation.”
Sentences
Trial outcome 14.09.2023
2.5 years imprisonment in a colony
Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
MoreOverseers27 december 1979
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
MoreOverseers9 january 1978
- Place:
- IK-17
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-17
- In custody:
- from 28.05.2023 to present time
- Case categories:
- Information about the movement of equipment
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Birthday:
- 03.02.1985
- Mailing address:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activities
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.