Former political prisonersReleased

Svyatoslav Dmitrievich Gerasimuk

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Svyatoslav was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

According to human rights activists , he was released on January 28, 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Sentences

Trial outcome 12.07.2021

4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.

Appeal 08.10.2021

the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Dmitriy Viktorovich Shurin

Judges7 february 1974

Place:: Brest Lenin District Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 12.07.2021

Andrey Anatolevich Vasilyuk

Judges20 july 1977

Place:: Brest Regional Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 08.10.2021

Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich

Overseers18 october 1975

Place:: SIZO-7
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk

Overseers18 october 2026

Place:: SIZO-7
Type:: Correctional officer

Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev

Overseers26 september 1981

Place:: IK-1
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Vital Antanovich Dziamski

Overseers20 july 1980

Place:: Temporary detention center of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Brest
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

In custody:
Case categories:: The case of «mass riots», Brest, 2020
Hometown:: Telmy
Birthday:: 21.02.1996
Was held in:: IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Marks:

Timeline

2020
22.12.2020
Transfer
Temporary detention center of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Brest — In custody
24.12.2020
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
2021
12.07.2021
Trial outcome 12.07.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Brest Lenin District Court
08.10.2021
Appeal 08.10.2021
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
24.10.2021
Transfer
IK-1 — In custody