One of the leaders of the Honest People initiative, Ilya, actively participated in Viktor Babariko's election campaign, heading the signature verification department. He was detained on August 4, 2020, on charges of economic crimes, but was later convicted of "posting media aimed at discrediting the government and dividing society by political views."
Political prisoners
Ilya Uladzimiravich Shapotkovski
- 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 bank8Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 30.05.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal 10.07.2023
the sentence was upheld.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
Natalia Mikhailovna Buguk
MoreJudges19 december 1989
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 30.05.2023
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 04.08.2020 to present time
- Case categories:
- Election campaign
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 23.09.1988
- Number of children:
- 3
- Mailing address:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Conspiracy or other actions committed for the purpose of seizing state power
- Groups:
- ActivistsParents of minorsIT staff
- 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
- 2020
04.08.2020
Transfer
SIZO KGB — In custody
~14.08.2020
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
- 2023
30.05.2023
Trial outcome 30.05.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Minsk City Court
20.06.2023
Transfer
Turma №4 — In custody
10.07.2023
Appeal 10.07.2023
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court