The man was accused of leaving an offensive comment about Lukashenko on the social network VKontakte, in which he accused the politician of committing a crime against humanity and an act of terrorism. Vadim was held in custody until the trial. He fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions.
Vadim has a secondary specialized education and worked as a welder.
According to human rights activists, he was released in September 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 01.06.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
At a protest rally in Ivatsevichi, which took place on the night of August 9-10, he bared his buttocks and showed it to policemen. For this, the criminal article "Hooliganism" was imputed. The exact verdict is unknown.
In September 2022, he was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
At the end of May 2023, it became known that the political prisoner was serving a term in IK No. 1 .
She is a writer of fairy tales. Graduated from the Faculty of History of Belarusian State University. Studied at the Adam Globe School of Literature. The last year the girl worked in Lima (literature and art), as a journalist. She founded the magazine of young Belarusian art "Masquerade".
Trial outcome 30.05.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
On October 13, 2022, Maxim was convicted under an administrative article for distributinginformation products containing calls for extremist activity.
In June 2023, he was convicted under a criminal article for assisting extremist activity.
Maxim had encephalitis while still in the pretrial detention center. There were severe complications. He was even paralyzed for some time. He walks with difficulty.
Trial outcome 13.06.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution, on December 31, 2022, Vladimir posted a negative, obscene comment in a closed public chat on the social network VKontakte under a graphic image of Lukashenko. The content of the comment is unknown to human rights activists.
At the court hearing, he fully admitted his guilt and refused to testify. Until the trial, he was under a travel restriction. He was also known to have been repeatedly charged with administrative offences for "disseminating extremist materials."
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
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