Former political prisonersReleased

Artem Vitalievich Shelegin

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Artyom was found guilty of creating an open Telegram channel on January 26, 2021, and posting images of seven Osipovichi District Police Department officers with derogatory comments. In early February 2022, his prison regime was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony to serve the remainder of his sentence.

In October 2022, Artyom was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

At the end of August 2023, Artyom was convicted under Part 4 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (illegal drug trafficking); he is serving his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 20.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial date unknown
imprisonment in a penal colony until the end of the sentence.

Involved in repression

Elena Vladimirovna Solovieva
Elena Vladimirovna Solovieva
Judges19 september 1975
Place:
court of Osipovichi district
Type:
Court of First Instance
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Artem Vitalievich Shelegin
In custody:
Hometown:
Asipovichy
Birthday:
23.04.1999
Was held in:
IK-8, 211388, Vitebsk region, Orsha, ul. Lenina, 195A
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. ~10.08.2021

    Trial outcome date unknown

    2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation, court of Osipovichi district

  3. 14.09.2021

    Transfer

    IUOT-11 — In custody

  4. 2022
  5. 04.01.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-2 — In custody

  6. ~02.02.2022

    Regime change trial date unknown

    imprisonment in a penal colony until the end of the sentence

  7. 07.02.2022

    Transfer

    IK-8 — In custody