Former political prisonersReleased

Dzmitry Mikhajlavich Kunusau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Dmitry was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 04.08.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 21.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Dzianis Aliaksandravich Zhurko
Dzianis Aliaksandravich Zhurko
State prosecutors18 october 2026
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
04.08.2022
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Svetlana Alexandrovna Bondarenko
Svetlana Alexandrovna Bondarenko
Judges1 may 1985
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
04.08.2022
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Nikolai Nikolaevich Grintsevich
Nikolai Nikolaevich Grintsevich
Judges21 may 1966
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
21.10.2022
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Overseers19 march 1977
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Overseers23 may 1983
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OthersOverseers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers18 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dzmitry Mikhajlavich Kunusau
In custody:
Case categories:
Zeltser's case
Hometown:
Klichaw
Birthday:
10.05.1984
Number of children:
2
Was held in:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Groups:
Parents of minors
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. ~29.09.2021

    Transfer

    Turma №8 — In custody

  3. 2022
  4. 21.07.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  5. 04.08.2022

    Trial outcome 04.08.2022

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 rubles of compensation, Minsk City Court

  6. 05.09.2022

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  7. 21.10.2022

    Appeal 21.10.2022

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court