According to the indictment, on the night of August 9-10, Ilya Tolkach was on the road near the architectural complex "Minsk - Hero City" and took an active part in group actions with other protesters. The defendant is also accused of shouting slogans in public, clapping his hands loudly and disobeying demands to stop such actions. The defendant admitted his guilt in part - he admitted the fact of being in the designated place, but did not admit that his actions led to a stop of public transport.
In the fall of 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution ("chemistry").
Convicted for comments on the social network Vkontakte under a post about election fraud.7
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of chemistry with a referral to open institutions
Inhabitant of Stolin. He pulled the national flag that hung on the mall. The pole broke, the flag fell. On September 15, 21, he was pardoned.
1 year restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution
The Tribuna journalist and Krumkachou football player was detained at his home on June 3, 2021. He was sentenced to 30 days, after serving the term he was not released.
On February 17, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
He is a lawyer and has three minor children. He was first detained on the night of August 9-10, beaten and placed in the Zhodino temporary detention center for three days. Administratively sentenced. After another rally on October 25, 2020, he was again detained by GUBOPiK officers, after which he spent three days in the temporary detention center on Akrestsin. A criminal case was opened against him under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
According to the indictment , Andrei Obraztsov joined a group of citizens, disturbed the peace of citizens, publicly shouted slogans with “obscene language,” and made loud handclaps while moving along the roadway. He also waved his arms and a white-red-white flag. Andrey was sentenced to 2 years of restriction of freedom with a referral to the IWOT. Next, Minsktrans filed a claim: 62 thousand 96 rubles 66 kopecks. Andrey's accounts are frozen, his property is under arrest. The sentence begins on December 17, 2021.
12/09/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of restriction of freedom with a referral to the IUOT
Tishkevich was accused of posting a post from a mobile phone "in order to influence the public consciousness, to undermine the authority of the authorities." A photo of the local policeman Kayach was posted with an indecent caption, the words on the letter -g and -e. the victim discovered this comment by Tishkevich on October 28, 2020.
In the spring of 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year and 8 months of restriction of freedom .
Igor Sidarovich is a disabled person, he does not have one leg. Previously, he had already been tried under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code , punishment - 140 basic. He was found guilty of reposting a message with a photo of Prygara and a comment in the Molodechno for Life chat.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
According to the indictment, on February 27, 2021, having the intent to publicly insult a representative of the authorities Dmitry Leshko, Pytko posted in Odnoklassniki a comment on the publication in relation to the police major - “s******* g ****k ”.
2 years of restriction of liberty .
According to the indictment, on December 9, 2020, Borisyonok left the comment “Garbage boar” in one of the chats on Odnoklassniki under a message with an image of junior police lieutenant Zharikov. On September 10, 2021 , he was re-convicted.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in December 2023.
2,5 years of restriction of freedom without referral to a correctional facility.
The woman was found guilty of the fact that from November 9 to 23, 2020, she, having the intention and desire to publicly and indecently humiliate the honor and dignity of government officials, posted a comment under the Youtube video negatively assessing the personalities of police major Oleg Banduro, senior lieutenant Drozd and junior lieutenant Anisichkov with the content "They recruit idiots", damaging the honor and dignity of employees.
1 year of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Rostislav was found guilty of insulting three representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) by leaving comments in one of the telegram channels recognized by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus as extremist.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom.
A resident of Lida, a student of the Lida Lyceum of Ameliorative Construction. According to the indictment, Vakulenko and four other people, acting in a group with other people, threw pieces of paving slabs and other objects at police cars. Dmitry pleaded guilty in part. Taken into custody 06/18/2021
1 year imprisonment in a penal colony
06/17/2022 released after the expiration of the sentence.
Detained in custody, he has a young son. According to the materials of the case, Falkin, Litvinenko, Matyukh and Borisov, having entered into an agreement, planned participation in protests, determined the route, coordinated actions in case of detention. The defendants were in a telegram chat called "Hour X", where the discussion took place.
According to human rights activists, he was released on September 1, 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
According to the prosecution, on August 14, 2020, Tatiana Demidchik left a comment in the social network "Odnoklassniki" under the photo of Yuri Chernyshkov with the following content: "I pity his mother, she gave birth to a freak".
1.5 years of restricted freedom.
On June 30, 2021, Olga was convicted for refusing to rent an apartment to Alina Kasianchik, an assistant prosecutor of the Frunzenski District of Minsk.
2 years restriction of freedom.
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