Political prisoners

Yuri Leonidovich Vasilevsky

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Yuri Vasilevsky graduated from the Belarusian National Technical University. He worked at BNTU first as a department assistant, and then as a lecturer and senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical Power Supply.

Since 2017, Vasilevsky has been included in the Register of Forensic Experts. His specialty is forensic construction and technical expertise.

He was arrested for donations and "treason".

Sentences

Trial outcome 26.10.2026
17 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 600 basic values fine.

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

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Co-defendants

Henry Ageev
Henry Ageev
Case No. JB1LB1
Ivan Balashenka
Ivan Balashenka
Case No. JB1LB1

Who else is held in SIZO-1 Kolyadichi

Yuri Leonidovich Vasilevsky
In custody:
Case categories:
Donate
Hometown:
Minsk
Mailing address:
SIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
Articles:
Groups:
Teachers

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~10.09.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO KGB — In custody

  3. 2026
  4. ~02.03.2026

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  5. 26.10.2026

    Trial outcome 26.10.2026

    17 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 600 basic values fine, Minsk City Court