Maxim is a Minsk resident. Has a higher education. The man is divorced. He once worked as a security guard, later as a builder. Then he opened an individual entrepreneur and erected monuments in the cemetery. I've been unemployed lately.
Friends recall that Maxim served his military service in one of the Minsk “special forces” units.
Maxim is accused of blowing up a police car near the Central District Department of Internal Affairs.
The incident happened on the night of January 7-8, 2022, not far from the building of the Central District Department of Internal Affairs of Minsk. A criminal case has been opened for blowing up a car under Article 289 (repeated act of terrorism).
Investigators later added that on the night of January 13, he allegedly damaged the Tabakerka kiosk and a trash can in the same way.
On May 26, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
15 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
According to the case materials, in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. After which, from January to February 2021, the latter applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure facilities in Soligorsk, “damaging them.” They also put an inscription on the wall of one of the houses regarding Lukashenko, “in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander.”
Then, from August to December 2021, the defendants distributed leaflets and other printed materials in Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hostility and discord based on a different social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Tatyana and was transferred to a prison in Zhodino .
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to the case file, in January 2021 Gavrilov purchased and provided aerosol cans with paint to two acquaintances — Tatiana Birulya and Oleg Birulya. After that, Tatiana and Oleg, from January to February 2021, applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure facilities in Soligorsk, carrying out their damage. They also put an inscription on the wall of one of the houses in relation to Lukashenko, in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander.
Then, from August to December 2021, the defendants distributed leaflets and other printed materials on the territory of Soligorsk. The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hostility and discord on the basis of other social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Oleg and his wife.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He was detained and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging effigies in Brest.
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
He was detained and convicted of disabling railway communications.
4 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
He was detained on October 9, 2020 in connection with the case of setting the Tabakerka on fire, painting advertising structures, stopping a freight train, and slashed tires on a police officer’s car in the city of Bobruisk.
| 10.08.2022 | From a letter dated 08/05/2022: I left the ShIZO (there were up to 9 people in the room). I was able to call my father for the first time in 2 years. The conversation lasted 4 minutes. |
| 26.07.2022 | From a letter dated 13.07.2022: from 14.07 he must go to the ShIZO for at least 20 days. Since then there have been no letters. |
| 15.03.2022 | From a letter dated 03/13/2022: the otovarka was reduced to 2 basic ones, before that they were also deprived of a long meeting. |
| 12.12.2021 | From a letter dated December 8: Detachment 8 was deprived of parcels for 4 months, 3 months did not receive letters even from relatives. The letter from Vitaly came in response to a letter not from a relative from the letter.bel service. |
| 13.10.2021 | On 10/13/2021, a return letter was received with a note that Vitaly is not in this prison |
| 23.08.2021 | From a letter dated August 16: appeal on August 26, 2021 in the regional court of Mogilev. |
| 24.06.2021 | Date of birth: 07/03/1993. |
| 14.06.2021 | From a letter dated June 4: spent several days in a punishment cell. He is registered as an extremist. |
| 14.05.2021 | In a letter dated 05/01/2021, he reports that he spent several days in a punishment cell (room 3 * 4 m, very cold). |
7.5 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
He was detained on October 9, 2020 in connection with the case of setting the Tabakerka on fire, painting advertising structures, stopping a freight train, and slashed tires on a police officer’s car in the city of Bobruisk.
| 23.06.2022 | He is registered as an extremist. Upon arrival at the colony, he was sent to a ShIZO for 10 days and deprived of parcels. He receives letters only from relatives, others do not give them back. parents. |
| 14.12.2021 | Letters do not reach Alexander, he has not received a single one yet. |
7.5 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
On October 10, 2020, he was detained in connection with the case of arson at the Tabakerka, painting advertising structures, stopping a freight train, and slashed tires on a police officer’s car in the city of Bobruisk.
8 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
Charges indicted: Article 339 and Part 3 of Article 295 for setting fire to "Tabakerka" kiosks using Molotov cocktails.
"In pre-trial detention facilities they thratened that they would accuse me of all arsons of "Tabakerka" kiosks in the city. I testified under psychological and physical pressure. I was beaten up in the police station. These actions are an experiment noone needs. I'm asking for forgiveness from my parents, wife, daughter. I'm pleading for freedom".
3.5 years in a general-security penal-colony
Sergei was detained and convicted of violating public order during mass protests. It is known that the reason for initiating the case was his participation in the hitch on August 9, 2020. He was wounded that day.
Released in January 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Convicted for protests in Bobruisk along with Alexander Nazarovich, Alexander Maryasov and Vitaly Vasilevich. Sentenced to 2 years of restriction of freedom. After an appeal, the sentence was changed to a real term of imprisonment on August 31, 2021.
2 years in prison .
Accused of actions- performances with mannequins in the form of police officers.
In February 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
Arrested in the courtroom for performances with mannequins in the form of police officers.
Released after expiration of sentence.
1.5 years in prison .
Arrested in the courtroom for performances with mannequins in the form of police officers. Before that, she was under house arrest from January 26 to May 18, 2021. She was released on February 19, 2022 after serving her sentence in full.
1 year in prison .
The anesthesiologist-resuscitator of the 1st City Clinical Hospital Svyatoslav Udot was detained on April 22 by the employees of the Borovlya police department. The man is accused of “April 22, at about 2:20 am at the Borovlyany-6 bus stop, a man pasted an A4 sheet with the inscription “Freedom for Belarusians, basement for a rat.” Svyatoslav was also charged with setting fire to 4 "snuffboxes".
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony .
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