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 Uladzimiravich Vusik
- 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 30.01.2026
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.Involved in repression
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from 10.06.2025 to 30.01.2026
- Case categories:
- The Gayun Case
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 09.03.1989
- 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
10.06.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2026
30.01.2026
Trial outcome 30.01.2026
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine
30.01.2026
Status change
Released pending appeal
20.03.2026
Status change
Pardoned