Former political prisonersPardoned

Vitaly Vladimirovich Leskovets

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Vitaly is a programmer. He worked at the Mogilev Metallurgical Plant, managing the company's website, at a specialized design bureau, and as a software engineer at the Mogilev City Information Systems Center.

Alexey's hobby is photography. He takes photos with both film and digital cameras. He regularly photographs various city events and shares them on social media. He also enjoys traveling, both within Belarus and abroad.

He is being tried for donations to aid Ukraine.

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 30.08.2024
unknown.

Involved in repression

Basil Aleksandrovich Galkovsky
Basil Aleksandrovich Galkovsky
Judges12 october 1979
Place:
Mogilev Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
30.08.2024
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Vitaly Vladimirovich Leskovets
In custody:
Case categories:
DonateAnti-war campaigns
Hometown:
Mogilev
Birthday:
20.12.1975
Articles:
Groups:
IT staff
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2024
  2. ~20.05.2024

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  3. 30.08.2024

    Trial outcome 30.08.2024

    unknown, Mogilev Regional Court

  4. ~04.10.2024

    Status change

    In custody

  5. 2026
  6. 20.03.2026

    Status change

    Pardoned