Former political prisonersPardoned

Vasily Viktorovich Sadovsky

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Vasily was convicted under the article “organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them” and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type institution.

On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Vasily Viktorovich Sadovsky
In custody:
Case categories:
Grodno protests 2020
Hometown:
Povishni
Birthday:
11.09.1983
Was held in:
IUOT-45, 225073, Brestskaya obl. Kamenetsky region, d. Sushki, ul. Tsentralnaya, 1
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~16.04.2025

    Trial outcome date unknown

    2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility

  3. 15.05.2025

    Transfer

    IUOT-45 — Penal labor facility

  4. 2026
  5. 20.03.2026

    Status change

    Pardoned