Former political prisonersPardoned

Dmitry Alexandrovich Stepanov

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Dmitry Stepanov was placed in pretrial detention. He was initially tried under administrative "political" charges, but was later charged with allegedly "creating and leading an extremist group" (Part 1, Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). The "extremist group" refers to the local Brest protest Telegram chat "GOBK."

Released on parole in December 2024

Sentences

Trial outcome 10.02.2023

4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.

Appeal 04.04.2023

unknown.

Involved in repression

Andrey Leonidovich Leshchenko

Judges23 april 1972

Place:: Brest Regional Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 10.02.2023

Vladimir Olegovych Cherevach

Judges17 october 2026

Place:: Supreme Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 04.04.2023

Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka

Overseers27 december 1979

Place:: SIZO-7
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Alexander Fomich Shego

Overseers1 february 1991

Place:: SIZO-7
Type:: Correctional officer

Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko

Overseers9 january 1978

Place:: IK-17
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

In custody:
Hometown:: Brest
Birthday:: 27.09.1984
Was held in:: IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Timeline

2022
~02.11.2022
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
2023
10.02.2023
Trial outcome 10.02.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Brest Regional Court
04.04.2023
Appeal 04.04.2023
unknown, Supreme Court
~09.10.2023
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody
2024
~20.12.2024
Status change
Pardoned