He was detained under a criminal article for inciting hatred for comments left on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
07/18/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
Trial outcome 01.08.2022:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In the spring of 2022, he was convicted of "inciting social discord" and "insulting a government official."
Evgeny worked at BelAZ for over 20 years. He has two adult children and grandchildren.
On May 24, 2022, the KGB included him in the list of persons “involved in terrorist activities,” as well as in the list of citizens involved in “extremist activities.”
The sentence against Evgeny has entered into legal force; the exact term of his sentence and the place of his imprisonment are being clarified.
was detained on September 29, 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
Trial outcome 07.12.2022
1 year 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He worked as a foreman at the Mozyr Electric Grids branch of the Gomelenergo RUE.
Detained for comments addressed to government officials. Confessions were published on a pro-government channel.
At home there are two sons, 3 and 9 years old.
On September 19, 2022, Gomel Regional Court Judge Anatoly Sotnikov found Evgeny guilty and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of 4.2 thousand rubles.
On January 13, 2023, another case against Yevgeny was heard in Mozyr under Article 369 of the Criminal Code. The trial was conducted behind closed doors by Judge Galina Knizhonok. According to human rights activists, the political prisoner was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months of imprisonment, but the final term of punishment remained the same. The judge also ordered the man to pay 4.2 thousand rubles in compensation for moral damage. An appeal against this sentence was heard on March 10, 2023 in the Gomel Regional Court.
Evgeniya was transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3 to Novopolotsk Correctional Colony No. 1 at the end of March 2023.
On 24.02.2025 he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Karaban Denis is accused at trial of leaving the following comment in the VK group “BAD NEWS BELARUS”: “A*uenchik, it’s high time to bring them down.”
The investigation and the state prosecution regard this statement as the commission of a crime under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, i.e. inciting hostility (against law enforcement officers).
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the beginning of June 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
According to the case file, on September 29, 2021, Gavrilenko read about the incident with Zeltser and Fedosyuk, after which he copied the picture and posted it in the chat «Mogilev * *%», where there was a discussion of this event, and also left his comment: «There are inconsistencies. It's not audible. Usually weaklings are covered like shoemakers».
The state prosecutor claimed that messages were also written from his account: «That's where he's going. +1», and: «Not just to kill, but to burn at the stake».
According to human rights activists, the political prisoner served his term in full and was released.
detained in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On October 19, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
He was detained on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
According to human rights activists, the political prisoner served his term in full and was released.
Arrested for commenting on the Zeltser case. According to relatives, she was tried for videos and comments on Tik-Tok. Alina suffers from epilepsy. A psychiatric examination was appointed in the case - the break lasted a month. The daughter is waiting for the political prisoner at home.
According to human rights activists, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.
He was detained in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
Released at the end of February 2023 after the expiration of the sentence.
He was detained on October 1, 2021, in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and it-specialist Andrei Zeltzer were killed in a Minsk apartment.
Trial outcome 28.09.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
He was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and it-specialist Andrei Zeltzer were killed in a Minsk apartment.
Trial outcome 07.10.2022:
2 years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
He was detained on October 1, 2021 in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and it-specialist Andrei Zeltzer were killed in a Minsk apartment.
Trial outcome 30.11.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.02.2023
unknown.
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