Head of dormitory No. 4 of BSEU. Detained for participating in the 2020 protests. A “repentance video” appeared on pro-government Telegram channels, in which Elena says that she once went to a rally, where she took part in a mass event. Drabudko says that a relative recently called her and told her to come to the investigative committee to “repent.” But the woman did not do this. At the end of the video, the channel’s authors attached a video of Elena singing along with the previously detained teachers.
Trial outcome 30.10.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Elena was detained in connection with the “round dance” case. She was returning from Poland to Brest. At passport control, the border guards became interested in the fact that the woman was born in Ukraine. She was handed over to unknown people in civilian clothes who demanded a phone number.
As a result, the woman was detained. After that there was an administrative court (15 days of arrest under Part 2 of Article 19. 11 of the Administrative Code) through two reposts in Telegram. And then the woman was placed in a pre-trial detention center until trial.
It is known that Elena lived in Brest and went to Poland for shopping.
Natalya was accused of participating in a protest in Minsk in 2020, entering the roadway and blocking public transport. She fully admitted guilt. Natalya and her friend Vasily were identified from the video recording.
Before the trial, both were on bail of 7,400 rubles
Olga was accused of watching two videos about police officers on the Belarus Brain telegram channel and leaving comments in their direction that the court considered offensive. The comments concerned a police major, senior district inspector, as well as a police major, district inspector of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs. Olga fully admitted her guilt.
The woman's sentence was changed from detention to a written undertaking not to leave the place and was released in the courtroom.
Olga Kuranchik has a secondary specialized education, worked as a nurse at the Zhemchuzhina sanatorium, and has a dependent minor child.
Trial outcome 25.09.2023:
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
Convicted for participating in protests in 2020. Was found from photos from marches. Before the trial, she was free on bail in the amount of 3,700 rubles.
Trial outcome 22.09.2023:
2 years 3 months of restriction of freedom without direction.
The case file notes that the woman “violated public order, disobeyed the legal demands of government officials.” Valentina went out onto the roadway, was in the forefront of the protesters, the investigation claims, and thereby disrupted the work of public transport in the city of Zhlobin.
It should be noted that more than once I heard from witnesses at similar trials that the movement of buses in the city of Zhlobin was changed by the authorities themselves and no protesters interfered with them.
Trial outcome 20.09.2023:
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
In fact, it is known that on August 9, 2020, she was at work and in the evening she went home to her parents. Walking past the World of Products store, I saw a large crowd of people, opposite whom stood police officers armed with special equipment.
Valeria became interested in what was happening and she approached the people. During the investigation and trial, she explained that she did not call anyone to participate in the event, just as she was not called. She said that she got there by accident, but at the same time, the woman admitted her guilt.
Trial outcome 12.09.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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