Dmitry and Olga Kapuzy, 36, were detained on January 16, 2024. The couple hails from the Drogichin district and lived near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Following their detention, state television aired a propaganda video titled "Purge. The Fight Against Saboteurs and Agents of Ukrainian Special Services in Belarus," accusing them of smuggling goods from Ukraine. A total of 12 people were detained at the time. According to the propaganda, the couple allegedly worked for Ukrainian special services. It was claimed that the residents of the Drogichin district assisted the Security Service of Ukraine by seizing explosives and making caches in Belarus.
Political prisoners
Olga Gennadievna Kapuza (Loiko)
- 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
21 year of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal 24.03.2026
unknown.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
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
MoreOverseers27 december 1979
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
MoreOverseers21 march 1991
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Correctional officer
Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
MoreOverseers12 december 1984
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-4
- In custody:
- from 16.01.2024 to present time
- Hometown:
- Drahichyn
- Birthday:
- 30.09.1989
- Number of children:
- 2
- Family members:
- Dzmitry Paulavich KapuzaUladzimir Ivanavich Kapuza
- Mailing address:
- IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
- Articles:
- Illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosivesAn act of terrorism committed by an organized groupHigh treason
- Groups:
- Parents of minors
- 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
- 2024
16.01.2024
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
- 2025
~16.12.2025
Trial outcome date unknown
21 year of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions
- 2026
24.03.2026
Appeal 24.03.2026
unknown
18.04.2026
Transfer
IK-4 — In custody