Irina was detained in December 2020 along with her son as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police property. Irina was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and for participating in a protest that took place in September 2020 in Brest.
Political prisoners
Irina Alexandrovna Melkher
- 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 bank15Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 17.10.2022
17 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine.Appeal 31.03.2023
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
Vladimir Viktorovich Ryabov
MoreState prosecutors17 january 1995
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Ludmila Alexandrovna Gerasimenko
MoreState prosecutors3 july 1973
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Maksim Yurievich Filatov
MoreJudges23 august 1979
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
MoreOverseers18 october 1975
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
MoreOverseers21 march 1991
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Correctional officer
Denis Anatolyevich Tolstoystenkov
MoreOverseers17 august 1977
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
MoreOverseers12 december 1984
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
Who else is held in IK-4
- In custody:
- from 01.12.2020 to present time
- Case categories:
- The Autukhovich CaseThe case of round dances, Brest, 2020
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Birthday:
- 20.08.1955
- Family members:
- Anton Ivanovich Melkher
- Mailing address:
- IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
- Health problems:
- Hypertension, Kidneys, Heart
- Articles:
- Participation in a criminal organizationAn act of terrorism committed by an organized groupOrganization of group actions grossly disturbing public orderCapture or retention of State government by unconstitutional tools
- Groups:
- RetireesEntrepreneurs
- Marks:
- Financial transactions are blocked for people on the list, including money transfers to the detention centre in their name via bank or post.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
01.12.2020
Transfer
SIZO KGB — In custody
- 2021
~08.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
~14.12.2021
Transfer
Turma №1 — In custody
- 2022
17.10.2022
Trial outcome 17.10.2022
17 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine, Grodno Regional Court
- 2023
31.03.2023
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court