Detainee Konstantin Bich said in his “repentance” video that he had previously been prosecuted under administrative article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, and also received a fine for hanging a white-white flag. According to him, and for insulting a police officer on social networks. Pro-government telegram channels report that the man recently returned to Belarus from EU countries. On November 24, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
Former political prisonersReleased
Konstantin Yaroslavovich Bich
- 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 03.10.2023
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Involved in repression
Irina Valerievna Detsuk
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- Place:
- court of Kobrin district
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 03.10.2023
- In custody:
- from 25.12.2023 to 26.12.2024
- Case categories:
- Return to Belarus
- Hometown:
- Kobryn
- Birthday:
- 07.04.1983
- Was held in:
- IUOT-46, 213188, Mogiliov region, g.p. Krugloye, ul. Sovetskaya 96
- Articles:
- Insulting of a government representative
- 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
- 2023
03.10.2023
Trial outcome 03.10.2023
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of Kobrin district
~03.10.2023
Status change
Released
25.12.2023
Transfer
IUOT-46 — Penal labor facility
- 2024
26.12.2024
Status change
Released