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
Dmitry Yuryevich Malakhov
- 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 date unknown
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Appeal date unknown
unknown.
- In custody:
- from ~04.08.2025 to 20.03.2026
- Hometown:
- Ravnopole
- Birthday:
- 09.01.1993
- Was held in:
- IUOT-45, 225073, Brestskaya obl. Kamenetsky region, d. Sushki, ul. Tsentralnaya, 1
- 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
~05.05.2025
Trial outcome date unknown
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, Minsk Regional Court
~05.05.2025
Status change
Released pending appeal
~17.07.2025
Appeal date unknown
unknown
~04.08.2025
Transfer
IUOT-45 — Penal labor facility
- 2026
20.03.2026
Status change
Pardoned