Political prisoners
Dmitriy Ivanovich Melekhovets
- 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
Letter bank4Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 09.08.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal 01.11.2024
unknown.Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression
Valery Aleksandrovich Ryaby
MoreJudges18 october 2026
- Place:
- Soligorsk District Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 09.08.2024
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
MoreOverseers9 january 1978
- Place:
- IK-17
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-17
- In custody:
- from 09.03.2024 to present time
- Hometown:
- Salihorsk
- Mailing address:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Insulting the president
Timeline
- 2024
09.03.2024
Status change
In custody
09.08.2024
Trial outcome 09.08.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Soligorsk District Court
01.11.2024
Appeal 01.11.2024
unknown, Minsk Regional Court
~20.11.2024
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody