Former political prisonersReleased

Alexander Vladimirovich Kolpak

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

According to the prosecution, in September 2020, Kolpak publicly posted "negative comments addressed to police officers, civil servants, and government officials in a Telegram chat, inciting and calling for violence against members of the aforementioned social groups." He was also accused of repeatedly posting text articles in a Telegram chat in Minsk from August 8 to September 28, 2020, in which he called on drivers to create traffic jams, sabotage work, and protest, including by blocking traffic.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the fall of 2025.

Sentences

Trial outcome 29.09.2022
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 16.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Faith Vyacheslavovna Filonik
Faith Vyacheslavovna Filonik
Judges8 march 1990
Place:
Brest Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
29.09.2022
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Alexander Valerievich Rybakov
Alexander Valerievich Rybakov
Judges19 april 1974
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
16.12.2022
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Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Fomich Shego
Alexander Fomich Shego
Overseers1 february 1991
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Overseers26 september 1981
Place:
IK-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Vladimirovich Kolpak
In custody:
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
04.10.1967
Was held in:
IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~15.03.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. 29.09.2022

    Trial outcome 29.09.2022

    4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Brest Regional Court

  4. 16.12.2022

    Appeal 16.12.2022

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court

  5. 2024
  6. ~14.06.2024

    Transfer

    IK-1 — In custody

  7. 2025
  8. 08.11.2025

    Status change

    Released