On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Former political prisonersPardoned
Andrei Vitalyevich Viaroukin
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 29.08.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal date unknown
unknown.Involved in repression
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from 25.03.2025 to 20.03.2026
- Case categories:
- The Gayun Case
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 23.05.1991
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- 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.
Timeline
- 2025
25.03.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
28.03.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
29.08.2025
Trial outcome 29.08.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions
24.10.2025
Transfer
Turma №4 — In custody
~25.11.2025
Appeal date unknown
unknown