Initially, Sudnik was charged under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting Oleg Gaidukevich, however, due to the fact that the "crime" was committed on a call to 102, he was recognized as non-public and the charges were dropped.
Such conditions of “non-publicity” do not apply to Article 368 of the Criminal Code: the court considered that the policeman heard the insult and passed it on, which made it public. Therefore, Sudnik was found guilty that on January 6, 2021, she called the police twice and insulted Lukashenka .
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Nadezhda was accused of insulting an official on social networks, a police officer who did not appear at the meeting. Nadezhda Kuznetsova has a higher education and is raising two minor children.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
According to the indictment, on April 30, 2021, Dmitry Smantser insulted Ruslan Kutsko, the detective of the group for combating economic crimes of the criminal police of the Ivatsevichi District Executive Committee, and left a comment on the Luhta telegram channel under a post about deanonymization of Kutsko with the following content: "Kutsko is <obscene word>" .
On October 27, 2023, the term of serving the sentence ended.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
The Gomel volunteer, who was present at the trials of political prisoners, helped with the transfers and wrote letters of support. On July 8, 2021, Ilya was arrested by the KGB as a witness in an "act of terrorism". On July 16 he was released. On September 30, 2021, Ilya was arrested for 3 days. Mironov did not go free and was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
Since Ilya was in a pre-trial detention center for more than a year, as a result of calculating the term 1 to 2 (1 day in a pre-trial detention center is equal to 1.5 days in a colony), he was released in the courtroom.
1.5 years in prison and 200 basic fines
Prokhorenko was detained in Gomel on August 11, 2020, severely beaten in the Novobelitsky district police department and, accused of participating in an unauthorized mass event, punished with administrative arrest for 12 days.
According to the official accusation, Yuri was subscribed to channels where the personal data of the security forces were published. From December last year to April 2021, he wrote comments of an offensive nature, expressed in an indecent form. During the three months of imprisonment, Yuri lost 20 kilograms. The young man is in a depressed state, he has panic attacks.
Forced medical treatment.
For what reason the woman is kept in a pre-trial detention center is unknown. She has a public lawyer. Natalya Belobekhova works as a teacher-defectologist. She brings up two minor children (11 and 16 years old). It is known that Natalya is involved in a criminal case initiated under an article on treason against the state against employees of Belarusian factories who supported the strike and were members of the Workers' Movement. This initiative was recognized as extremist on September 21, and at the same time, workers were detained throughout the country.
She was released on November 12, 2021 on bail.
Arrested for graffiti at an abandoned construction site. He spent three months in custody, was released on 12/08/2021 on the day of the verdict.
| 20.04.2022 | In April, he was registered as prone to extremist and other destructive activities. Located in IFET 9 Vitebsk |
| 27.01.2022 | Court of Appeal 25.02.2022 |
1 year of restriction of liberty in a closed institution
09/28/2022 released after the expiration of the sentence
a resident of Vitebsk, convicted for tearing down the state flag.
1 year restriction of liberty . Released on June 9, 2022 after the expiration of his sentence.
In a letter to freedom, Igor wrote that before being placed in the IUOT, he worked as a forklift driver for the Coca-Cola company. I got married in April 2021 and have a 6 year old son. Also in the past, he was engaged in sports acrobatics, was a master of sports of international class, a European champion. He worked as an acrobat artist in the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard and is a laureate of the international competition in Monte Carlo, the most prestigious circus festival.
According to estimates by human rights activists, in the winter of 2023, he fully served his sentence.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom .
According to the prosecution's version, Castro da Silva Sergio on the night of August 9-10, 2020, took an active part in mass riots in the center of Minsk in the Nemiga district and in the area of the «Riga» shopping center.
Released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.
Resident of the village of Vilchitsy. Convicted of insulting police officers S.V. Shramova in Odnoklassniki. and Shlupakova A.L.
In November 2022, Sergei’s regime was changed to a more strict one.
26.08.2023, he was released after his sentence had expired.
| 03.08.2022 | On 07/08/2021, professional accounting was hung up: extremism; attacks on employees ... |
3 years of restriction of freedom.
According to the materials of the criminal case, on the morning of May 30, 2021, the girl applied the inscription "BCHB live" on the sewer located on the overpass between Pravda Street and Frunze Avenue over the Danube Stream using an aerosol can with golden paint. By her actions, according to the prosecutor Lazarenko, the girl "reduced the aesthetic characteristics of this property, which led to the need to eliminate the named inscriptions by painting over."
90 base units .
Convicted of outrage against the state. flag. The flag belonged to a utility company and cost 21 rubles. The accused bought and brought them a new flag.
On August 31, 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year in prison .
According to human rights activists, Vyacheslav finished serving his sentence in September 2022.
Detained on August 17, 2021. A defendant in a criminal case initiated under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
He was accused of participating in a protest on August 10 last year on Pobediteley Avenue: he shouted slogans and blocked the road with other protesters. After two and a half months of detention, Oleg was released pending his transfer to a "chemistry" facility.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
3 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution
Detained on August 17, 2021. Defendant in a criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
In the spring of 2023, the punishment regime was tightened, Denis was transferred to a colony.
3 years of restriction of freedom .
After the tightening of the regime - 9 months, three days of imprisonment in a colony.
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