There are no details of the criminal case yet, it is only known that the Mogilev resident left a comment about Lukashenko in one of the telegram channels recognized by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus as “extremist”.
On January 11, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 12.10.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man called the district police and made comments against Lukashenko while speaking to the officer on duty. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time. He had previously been convicted of hooliganism and had been held administratively liable on several occasions.
On February 29, 2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In July 2024 , he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
In January 2025, Gennady was again tried for insulting Lukashenko A.G.
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).
Trial outcome 27.12.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.02.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 09.01.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The appeal hearing took place on December 22, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
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).
Trial outcome 19.10.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Andrei was detained on September 27, and later a search was carried out at his home, during which a computer and other equipment were removed.
Tolchin has been repeatedly detained and tried for his journalistic activities since 2017. After the protests of 2020, the journalist decided to leave the profession.
The latest posts on Andrei's Facebook page are reposts of helping animals, photos with friends and acquaintances. Also, Andrei’s sister, who raised him in infancy, recently died.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 21.03.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution , the man repeatedly posted comments in an open telegram group in 2020. They saw a “negative assessment of a group of people united by activity” - the Belarusian army, members of election commissions, including its chairman, the police and riot police.
Ignatovich also “deliberately posted text messages on Telegram with calls for group actions that grossly violated public order, persuaded and encouraged them to participate in group actions, namely to unite and gather people, take them out onto the streets, disrupt the normal work of organizations and enterprises, government bodies, as well as law enforcement agencies.”
Trial outcome 24.10.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On December 8, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
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).
Trial outcome date unknown
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
As you know, Sergei Mozol was detained on March 9, 2023. First, he was tried twice for reposting under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, and was sentenced to 5 and 15 days of arrest. And on March 29, 2023, the man was placed in custody on a criminal case.
The basis for the criminal case was that on March 11, 2022 Mozol sent one message to the telegram bot “NEXTA Editorial”: “Stolin, Brest region. Border with Ukraine. I confirm that missiles were fired from a fighter jet.” According to the prosecution, in this way Sergei Mozol deliberately contributed to the activities of the “extremist formation NEXTA.”
However, at the trial, Mozol said that he learned about the status of an “extremist formation” from the telegram channel “NEXTA” “only 4 months ago” (that is, in February 2023). When I found out about the status, I unsubscribed (and also unsubscribed from “BYPOL”, “Belaruski Gayun”, “Real Belarus”).
On September 05, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 23.06.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Artem is from Rogachev and studied at Gomel State Technical University. A few years ago the guy moved to Minsk and recently worked as a waiter.
In a “repentance” video published in mid-March, Artem said that he was detained “for moderating the 97% Serebryanka chat.” But the channel was recognized as an “extremist formation” only on May 30, 2023.
He began to be tried in the Minsk City Court on August 29, 2023 under Part 1 of Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code (Creation of an extremist formation).
Trial outcome 04.10.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The reason for the criminal case was the reaction of “class” to a publication in Odnoklassniki in the STOP LUKA public page in April 2022, where an illustration of Alexander Lukashenko’s gravestone with the inscription “Lukashenko (Brechlo) Alexander Grigorievich. 08/30/1954-2022 was posted. To the one who LIES to his PEOPLE. From SOUTH UKRAINIANS."
It is known that Evgeniy was detained in July of this year. He was accused of “publicly insulting Alexander Lukashenko.”
Evgeniy’s wife and little daughter are waiting for him to be free.
Trial outcome 24.08.2023:
2 years in a penal colony under general regime conditions
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