Former political prisonersReleased

Valeriy Aleksandrovich Melnichuk

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Valery was convicted in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections, for participating in “mass riots”.

He was released in May 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

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik

Overseers16 november 1982

Place:: SIZO-6
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Alexander Fomich Shego

Overseers1 february 1991

Place:: SIZO-6
Type:: Correctional officer

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

Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko

Overseers9 january 1978

Place:: IK-17
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

In custody:
Case categories:: The case of «mass riots», Brest, 2020 Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown:: Brest
Birthday:: 17.11.1992
Was held in:: IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Timeline

2021
02.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
12.07.2021
Trial outcome 12.07.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Brest Lenin District Court
02.09.2021
Transfer
SIZO-6 — In custody
08.10.2021
Appeal 08.10.2021
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
12.11.2021
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody