Political prisoners

Igor Mikhailovich Batyan

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Igor previously headed the Neman glass factory for 12 years. In 2014, the media wrote that Batyan would bear "full financial responsibility" for damage caused to the property of this enterprise during the organization of glass wool production.

Batyan left the glass factory director's chair in 2017. After leaving the enterprise, he headed the department of children's and youth hockey and development of the Belarusian Hockey Federation.

Sentences

Trial outcome 11.10.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.

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

Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
Judges8 october 1980
Place:
Grodno Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
11.10.2024
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Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Overseers11 june 1977
Place:
Turma №1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in Turma №1

Igor Mikhailovich Batyan
In custody:
Hometown:
Hrodna
Mailing address:
Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Timeline

  1. 2024
  2. 11.10.2024

    Trial outcome 11.10.2024

    12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Grodno Regional Court

  3. ~11.10.2024

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    Turma №1 — In custody