Former political prisonersReleased

Pavel Anatolyevich Hancharyk

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Pavel was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 30.08.2022

3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 08.11.2022

the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Lyudmila Nikolaevna Grinko

Judges17 october 2026

Place:: Gomel Regional Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 30.08.2022

Igor Rostislavovich Bucato

Judges17 october 2026

Place:: Supreme Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 08.11.2022

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov

Overseers19 march 1977

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich

Overseers23 may 1983

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Correctional officer

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Minsk
Birthday:: 18.03.1979
Was held in:: IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Timeline

2021
30.09.2021
Transfer
Turma №8 — In custody
2022
15.08.2022
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
30.08.2022
Trial outcome 30.08.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Gomel Regional Court
08.11.2022
Appeal 08.11.2022
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court
~30.11.2022
Transfer
IK-22 — In custody