According to pro-government Telegram channels, four individuals—called a "sleeper cell of extremists"—were detained. They had "external ties" to Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Among them was Konstantin.
On March 28, 2023, he was convicted under administrative Article 19.11, Part 2 (distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity).
He left the Republic of Belarus and is listed on Belarusian wanted lists.
The Prinesliks are parishioners of the New Life Church. The man was charged with participating in the protests. Elizaveta was left free because of her young daughter. However, the woman was restricted from leaving the country. Elizaveta is a well-known Instagram blogger , she has more than 50 thousand subscribers .
Trial outcome 29.05.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained in December 2022 under an administrative article for reposting. Convicted for participating in protests. A case has currently been opened under Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On October 31 and November 6, 2024, in the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk, Judge Alena Busheva made a decision "On replacing the restriction of freedom without sending to an open-type correctional facility."
17.03.2023
3 years of home chemistry
Trial outcome 10.03.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Based on the information, she was followed and detained near the store. Her house was searched. It is known that she was detained as part of a criminal case. He is accused of participating in protests in September 2020.
Andrei was accused of participating in protests in Minsk in 2020, blocking public transportation, using a white-red-white ribbon, and making a victory gesture. He was identified by photographs he took at the protest and posted on VKontakte. He fully admitted his guilt. The prosecutor filed a lawsuit against Andrei against Minsktrans seeking damages in the amount of 86,515 rubles. The lawsuit was heard as a civil case, and the exact amount of compensation awarded is unknown.
In December 2024, a court hearing was held to consider replacing Andrei's restricted freedom with a prison sentence. The outcome, as well as his presence at the hearing, are unknown.
Trial outcome 27.02.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, unknown rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 20.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Yan, the editor of the NEXTA Telegram channels, under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Yan on the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
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