Sergei was detained at the Minsk airport on January 20, 2022, when he was returning from Israel.
In the comments to the video on YouTube, he insulted Judge Filatov. It was this judge who announced the verdict in the criminal case of public activist from Berezovka Vitold Ashurka on January 18 in the Lida District Court.
Released on April 1, 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 26.04.2022:
1 year 3 months years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Activist of the branch of the independent trade union of radio-electronic industry workers in Orsha. At one time, he led a school in Vysokoye and headed the district Council of Deputies, but after the establishment of a dictatorship in the country, he left the bureaucracy and eventually joined the human rights sphere. To date, he is 71 years old.
While still in the pre-trial detention center, Vasily’s health condition deteriorated significantly: the most dangerous thing is that he suffers from pain in his only kidney. However, the situation is so critical that drug treatment does not make sense. Need a kidney transplant.
Former head of the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers — REP. In 2018, for active trade union activities, he was sentenced to 4 years of restriction of freedom without direction — "house chemistry". On April 11, 2022, the KGB recognized the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers (REP) as an "extremist formation".
On September11,2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania.Among them are citizensof Europeancountries . Among those released is GennadyFedynich .
Trial outcome 05.01.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Tatyana Cherkas left comments in the telegram channel chat, in particular, about the President of the Republic of Belarus and the head of the internal affairs department of the Baranovichi City Executive Committee Vladimir Maksimchik.
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