Detained as part of a criminal case for messages in the "Belorussky Gayun" bot.
Political prisoners
Vitali Mikhajlavich Kavalenka
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 13.11.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal date unknown
unknown.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
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
MoreOverseers9 january 1978
- Place:
- IK-17
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-17
- In custody:
- from 13.05.2025 to present time
- Case categories:
- The Gayun Case
- Hometown:
- Elsk
- Birthday:
- 11.08.1992
- Mailing address:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activities
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2025
13.05.2025
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
13.11.2025
Trial outcome 13.11.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Gomel Regional Court
- 2026
~04.02.2026
Appeal date unknown
unknown
~20.02.2026
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody