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
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Brest resident, videographer. Has minor children. On June 7, 2023, he was detained on administrative charges (Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), and received 10 days of arrest for subscribing to "Zerkalo" on Instagram. He was released, but two weeks later he was detained on criminal charges.
Trial outcome 12.10.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 01.12.2023
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
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.02.2024
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 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
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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 colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 02.02.2024
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.
unknown years of imprisonment in 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.
According to the prosecution , on May 17, 2022, Leonid Raichonok transferred $400 for body armor to Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine. He made a second donation in the amount of $150 to the benefit of the “Prague Support Team” (an association of Belarusians in Prague who collect donations and use them to buy uniforms, sometimes for weapons accessories, for Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine). The Brest resident’s actions were qualified as “financing citizens of the Republic of Belarus to participate on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation of one of the warring parties, in armed conflicts, military operations.”
On December 12, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
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.
Former husband of political prisoner Vitalia Bondarenko. He was detained after a short meeting with Vitalia, right at the exit from the colony, and was first placed in a temporary detention center in Gomel, after which he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-3.
On June 4, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 29.03.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 04.06.2024
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.
According to the telegram channel “Vitebsk, I’m playing,” Sergei Zaitsev was charged with writing two comments about a government official, which the court considered offensive, in a telegram channel that was recognized as “extremist.” It is not reported who exactly was offended by the Vitebsk resident’s comments.
According to the prosecution, Zaitsev, while on the territory of the Russian Federation, posted a text containing a negative assessment of a government official on a Telegram channel that is recognized as “extremist.” The accused also left a similar insult to another government official in the Vitebsk region.
At the trial, Sergei admitted guilt, but noted that he did not know that the victims were government officials. It is reported that Zaitsev was previously convicted 11 times.
As a result, the Vitebsk District Court found him guilty on December 6, 2023 and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison with a fine of 50 basic units. By partial addition of the punishment imposed under this verdict and the punishment imposed by the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court of Vitebsk dated June 2, 2023, a final sentence of imprisonment for a term of five years was imposed, with the sentence being served in a correctional colony under conditions.
Trial outcome 06.12.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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Dmitry worked in the IT field, before that he worked in the prosecutor's office for 7 years.
On January 09, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 23.10.2023:
6 years imprisonment in a colony
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Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
Convicted in the Supreme Court on August 3, 2021 under Part 1 of Art. 356 of the Criminal Code (Treason to the State).
The Belarus-1 TV channel released a film in which it was alleged that Alexander was recruited by the Lithuanian state security department. That allegedly, on the instructions of foreign intelligence, Alexander collected and transmitted information about employees of the KGB and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, as well as information about the country’s banking system.
Trial outcome 03.08.2021
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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In the Minsk City Court, on October 10, 2023, three customs officers, Evgeniy Gurinovich, Viktor Novik, and Vladimir Zhuromsky , began to be tried behind closed doors. In total, they were tried under eight articles of the Criminal Code. Now human rights activists have learned that on February 27, 2024, only 31-year-old customs inspector Yevgeny Gurinovich will continue to be tried in this case. The location of the trial is pre-trial detention center No. 1. Whether this could be due to the man’s health condition is unknown. It is likely that his case has been separated into a separate case, but the trial of the others has not yet been scheduled.
On May 24, 2024, Evgeniy’s appeal was considered.
Trial outcome 17.04.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.05.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Appeal 16.08.2024
unknown.
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12 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
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In the Minsk City Court from October 10, 2023 to February 6, 2024, a closed hearing was held against three customs service employees Evgeniy Gurinovich, Viktor Novik and Vladimir Zhuromsky. In total, they were tried under eight articles of the Criminal Code. Among other things, they are accused of “treason to the state,” “promoting extremist activities,” “exceeding official authority,” “inciting other social hostility,” and “creating or participating in extremist formations.”
The details of the case and the reasons for the persecution are unknown to human rights activists.
On May 24, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 05.02.2024
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 24.05.2024
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 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 19.10.2023:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal 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.
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