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.
Dmitry was found guilty that from November 25, 2020 to April 4, 2021, he left offensive comments in the telegram channel «Karateli Belarusi» towards the authorities. Investigators found at least 15 such statements, for which the man was tried.
29.05.2023
При поступлении в ИУОТ -49 г. Шклова был сразу поставлен на профучет с формулировкой "склонен к экстремизму и деструктивной деятельности"
Trial outcome 15.02.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
39 year old Irena is a specialist of the Minsk City Agency for State Registration and Land Cadastre, she was detained in the summer of 2022. It is known that the woman has 4 minor children. Slander was charged with four articles of the Criminal Code.
Trial outcome 28.03.2023
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexey is a first-category plastic surgeon. He was arrested on February 2, 2023, right at his workplace. He was convicted twice under administrative law for "reposts" and held in the Okrestina temporary detention center. He was never released: after 24 hours, he was transferred to Zhodino Prison No. 8 for a criminal case opened under the article "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In April of that year, Alexei was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral.
32 year old Maxim was detained in early February 2023 after returning to Belarus from abroad. He is charged with «people's» art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
In 2020, Maxim worked as a firefighter and warned residents when the Ministry of Emergency Situations went to remove flags.
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