Most likely he was detained on January 26, 2023 for the distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities. After which a criminal case was opened under numerous articles. Before the trial, he was allegedly imprisoned in a prison in Zhodino.
On January 26, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 15.11.2023:
unknown imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
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According to the case materials , Savinsky transferred the equivalent of 50 US dollars to the accounts of funds recognized as “extremist” over the course of a year and a half. At the same time, he repeatedly used his Facebook account. He also created and posted 4 text messages in one of the telegram chats, allegedly aimed at “inciting social hostility in society.”
On January 12, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 15.11.2023:
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the case materials , the accused subscribed to Telegram channels in 2022 and took an active part in their activities through Telegram bots. In particular, while on the territory of Gomel, he took photographs and videos of the movement of military equipment. Then he sent such material with comments about the route of the cars to Telegram channels through bots that supported his activities. The information products of the Telegram resources used by the accused were recognized by the court as extremist materials.
On January 09, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 08.11.2023: 2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 09.01.2024: the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On December 1, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 10.10.2023:
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On December 26, 2023, the appeal was considered, the verdict came into force
Trial outcome 23.10.2023:
unknown
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On February 27, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 01.12.2023:
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On January 16, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 02.11.2023:
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On January 12, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 02.11.2023:
2,5 years imprisonment in a colony
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On February 2, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 08.11.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
First, in April 2023, he was detained under an administrative article for allegedly “propaganda or public display, production, distribution of Nazi symbols or paraphernalia.” After this, a criminal case was opened.
It is known that in March 2023, the man published a video in support of Ukraine on his TikTok account with just over a thousand subscribers, in which Lukashenko was also harshly criticized. The video is currently unavailable. It is known about the man that he is divorced and works as an auto mechanic.
Trial outcome 01.11.2023:
2 years imprisonment in a colony
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State TV reported details of the trials of two men (Vadim Sergeevich Borisov and Oleg Aleksandrovich Volk). The voice-over said that one of the men, on the evening of September 8, 2023, in the village of Novaya Mysh (Baranovichi district), drunkenly tore the state flag from the store, damaging the mount. He put the flag in his backpack and took it home. In the morning the police had already come for the man.
On January 19, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 31.10.2023:
1 year of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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Borisov photographer who was detained on June 22, 2023. Security forces searched the house and took away computer equipment. After this, Zenkov was immediately taken to Minsk, where he was kept for some time in the temporary detention center on Akrestsin, and then transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.
As BAJ wrote , the photographer was detained in July 2020. In September, police officers came to Zenkov to “warn him about the inadmissibility of violating the law.”
Alexander Zenkov has worked as a freelance photographer since 1998, collaborating with regional independent publications.
On April 16, 2024, Alexander had a hearing of his appeal.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On 05.01.2024, the appeal was heard and the sentence came into force.
Trial outcome 30.10.2023: unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 05.01.2024: the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
In a confessional video on a pro-government channel, Alexander says that he was detained for sending a video of military equipment to a chat. At that time, he was allegedly scared, so he posted the video out of emotion. “In this chat there was a narrative that hostilities were about to begin between Belarus and Ukraine,” says the engineer.
The video shows screenshots from the chat. The explanation for the video with military equipment says that it is moving along the M1 highway towards Brest. It is unknown when this was filmed.
Alexander works as an energy engineer.
Trial outcome 18.01.2024:
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
In the video , Alexander says that he works as a karate trainer and was charged with making a video of military equipment and posting it on an “extremist” telegram channel. The detainee also said that in 2020 he hung ribbons on poles and signs and posted leaflets along the road.
On April 19, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 08.02.2024:
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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