According to the prosecution , Andrei Kholupko, using a mobile phone on the Odnoklassniki social network, in 2020, 2021 and 2023, put four likes on caricatured images of Alexander Lukashenko, in which he was shown as a clown, a monkey, and also together with Vladimir Putin in the pit, thereby publicly, in the public domain, insulted the president.
At the trial, Kholupko indicated that by liking he did not think that this was an insult, he added that no one paid him money for this and he acted impulsively.
On February 24, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 16.08.2023:
1 year of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander Ioksha, the father of two minor children, is engaged in repair and construction work. He was in custody until the trial.
According to the prosecution , Alexander Ioksha in Minsk took part in a protest march in 2020, while “publicly shouting slogans, loudly clapping his hands, blocking traffic by blocking the roadway by jointly exiting with other unidentified citizens onto the traffic lanes of the roadway.” , which resulted in disruption of public transport and causing material damage in the amount of 33,771 rubles 63 kopecks."
Trial outcome 16.08.2023:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Mikhail was detained for comments in the telegram. The man deleted his old account, but since in 2020 he used a nickname by which you can find him through Google search (social networks are immediately visible on it), he was found and detained.
Was in:IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
XX.01.2025 Valentin was sentenced to 5 years in prison for "eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression" and for joining an extremist group. He came to the colony after a stroke. Valentin died in early 2025. It is not certain whether Shtermer died in the colony or was taken to a hospital - a prison or civilian one. Detailed information is hidden by the RB regime.
According to pro-government Telegram channels, Valentin was detained on June 9, 2023, for "eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression with insults to Russian citizens," by which he allegedly "attempted to incite ethnic hatred." It is also reported that insults were left against Lukashenko.
Before his arrest, Valentin Shtermer was the director of Avangardbiznesresurs LLC and was the founder of commercial firms in Russia. The court found Stormer guilty of joining an extremist group for the purpose of committing an extremist crime.
On 01.12.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He came to the colony after a stroke. "Valentin spoke very slowly, and walked with difficulty - when we walked from work, he always lagged behind, because he could not keep up. Plus, in the winter, he slipped and fell. He had either a broken arm or a dislocation," said a political prisoner from his unit.
The exact date of death is unknown. There is also no certainty whether Shtermer died in the colony or was taken to a hospital - a prison or civilian one. In the realities of Lukashenko's dictatorship, all such information is hidden.
Trial outcome 04.10.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The Minsk resident was accused of participating in several protests in Minsk, entering the roadway and blocking public transport. The man fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions. He was identified from photographs and videos that he took during rallies. The photographs were found on Vadim’s phone during his arrest.
Vadim Mironchik has a secondary education and works as a director of a limited liability company.
Trial outcome 17.08.2023:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
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