According to the case materials , on February 27, 2022, the man filmed flights of military aircraft and sent the video to the so-called. "extremist formation". Where exactly the video was sent was not specified.
2 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Valentin was detained on June 9, 2023 for “eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression with insults to Russian citizens,” by which he allegedly “tried to incite national hatred.” There are also reports of insults left against Lukashenko.
Before his arrest, Valentin Shtermer was the director of Avangardbusinessresurs LLC and was the founder of commercial companies in Russia.
The court found Stermer guilty of joining an extremist group for the purpose of committing an extremist crime.
5 years imprisonment under general regime conditions
The guy is 22 years old, he comes from the city of Svisloch, Grodno region. He served in the army, and then moved to live in Grodno. He played sports, represented his hometown at the junior sports all-around.
Now the guy is detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center. He is accused of preparing for an act of terrorism.
According to unconfirmed reports of the State Security Committee, which were heard in a staged film on the ONT TV channel, Vadim was supposed to commit sabotage in Grodno.
In the interrogation footage, he is forced to say that Vadim was tasked with blowing up an oil depot with a drone and explosives.
Citizen of the Russian Federation. In the pro-government film “Gaspar Didn’t Contact” on the ONT TV channel, released on 04/05/2023, they say that Alexey allegedly took photographs of objects in Grodno - the military registration and enlistment office of Grodno and the Grodno region, military unit 41780, the oil depot of the Auls district, the oil depot of the Devyatovka district, Consulate General of the Russian Federation. And also that a year ago Kulikov escaped from conscription, and the Russian oppositionist Daniil Krinari (Kovalevsky) helped him get to Grodno. In December, Krinari was detained in Grodno and extradited to Russia.
Among Alexey's closest relatives, only his grandmother.
20 year old Vladislav was accused of taking photos and videos of military equipment, military personnel, as well as a military airfield in Bobruisk from February 24 to February 25, 2022.
Then Vladislav forwarded at least 9 video files and photos to a telegram channel recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Yaroslav Kazakevich, a 27 year old resident of Orsha, accused of facilitating extremist activities.
According to the case materials, on December 8, 2022, the accused made a video file using a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone at the railway station «Orsha-Tsentralnaya», on which an echelon with Russian military equipment was recorded. Then Kazakevich, being in the carriage of a train of regional lines, distributed through the Internet the named video file in the Telegram channel, the information products of which had previously been recognized by the court as extremist materials.
On December 9, 2022, Yaroslav was detained by police officers and arrested by the Orsha district court for 15 days for the production and distribution of extremist materials. He was never released again.
On June 6, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict has entered into force.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
According to the materials of the investigation, from February 2021 to October 2022, from February 2021 to October 2022, Nikolai Korol posted messages in various instant messengers in which he outlined slanderous fabrications against Lukashenko, publicly insulted him, as well as the leaders of the Central Election Commission and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly, a number of other state servants and a judge.
On October 11, 2022, he, in order to facilitate the activities of the destructive Telegram channel, whose information products were previously recognized by the court as extremist materials, produced and sent a message about the movement of military aircraft in the Brest region.
Nicholas has a wife and a one-year-old son.
4 years in prison
The court found Pavel guilty of agent activity in favor of Ukraine. The authorities accused him and two other men of sending data to the military intelligence of Ukraine.
Propagandists claim that Kuprienko was recruited by the Ukrainian special services. Taras Machinsky is accused of transmitting data on the deployment and movement of military equipment in Belarus to Kuprienko, and he, in turn, to the Ukrainian special services. It is reported that Dmitry Solovyanchik was used without informing for what purposes. In the video, they say that Dmitry filmed the movement of military equipment in Belarus and asked his relatives about it, and then handed it to Kuprienko, not knowing what he needed them for.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was detained for a chat-roulette conversation with Yuri Komar.
During the conversation, he asked Ukrainians for weapons, and to Komar's question: «Are you going to kill supporters of the current government?»; he answered: «Yes».
Dmitry was detained together with a friend — white-red-white flags were put on their heads, and then they were forced to wash the floor with these flags.
An appeal hearing was held on September 19, 2023. The verdict came into force.
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On January 9, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court considered the case of two Homel residents - Vladislav Yatsenko and Kirill Plakushchev. According to the investigation, one of them repeatedly posted publications in one of the social networks calling for participation in the battalion of Kastus Kalinouski, «Azov» and other formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And I also transferred 21 EUR for Kastus Kalinouski's battalion. And both guys were accused of putting cynical inscriptions and drawings on the walls of buildings. The court estimated the damage at 130 BYN.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A former Ukrainian. He received Belarusian citizenship in 2010, often happens in the border area.
In the story on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is claimed that he transmitted to Kuprienko (accused of espionage) data on the location of military equipment, the movement of a vehicle convoys.
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Leader of the independent trade union "Naftana". Olga worked at the enterprise for 16 years and was fired because of her position. In May 2022, she was released after 75 days of arrest for speaking out against the war. She was detained on November 1 again under an administrative article.
Two days later, the court found her guilty of distributing "extremist materials" and ordered 15 days of arrest. On November 11, she was again sentenced to 15 days for an "unauthorized picket". The reason for the trial was a drawing with the inscription "No to war", which Olga published on social networks.
On November 21, 2022, it became known that Olga was transferred to a pre-trial detention center in Vitebsk.
In an incomplete year of 2022, Britikova spent 105 days behind bars, including 75 days in a row in the spring.
She was repeatedly detained under Article 361 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus in August 2023.
As it became known from the court ruling, Anastasia, after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, moved from Belarus to Poland. While in a neighboring country, she tried to donate $16.71 from her Belarusian bank account via Internet banking to the Kalinovsky regiment, but the transaction did not go through.
Later, the political prisoner decided to return to Belarus, where she was detained. It should be noted that at the time of the transfer of funds by Anastasia, the Kalinovsky regiment was not recognized as an "extremist formation."
3 years in prison
She is a Student of «Mogilev State University Kuleshov's name».
According to the prosecution, the girl reposted a publication in the chat criticizing the actions of Putin and Lukashenko with calls to go outside if the Belarusian army enters the war.
6,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Alexander was detained on March 3, 2022 for a video involving a military man.
The man was found guilty of violence or threat of violence against soldier Mikhail Krut. During one anti-war demonstration on February 27, 2022 in Minsk. Alexander simply walked towards the soldier while he was retreating. The video spread through Internet sources.
During the interrogation, Alexander was tortured, as he told the court. The man did not admit his guilt.
16.08.2022 | 08/15/2022 - Sasha was interrogated. Doesn't admit guilt. He said that during the detention they beat him hard and for a long time. The next court session is 16.08.2022 |
16.08.2022 | 08/12/2022 - The "accomplice" was interrogated. He did not admit guilt. The next court session is 15.08.2022 |
16.08.2022 | 08/11/2022 The verdict was not issued. The next court session is 12.08.2022 |
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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