According to the materials of the prosecution, Maxim Kurovsky intentionally posted messages in one of the Telegram chats against President Lukashenko, obscene in form and offensive in content.
The examination found that the messages contained a negative assessment of the head of state, humiliated his honor and dignity. Moreover, he used the Belarusian language at the same time. Former investigator of the Pruzhansky district department of the Investigative Committee. He retired from the service in 2020.
Trial outcome 17.10.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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A 44 year old citizen of Latvia, who was temporarily registered in the Minsk region, is accused of calling for restrictive measures aimed at harming the national security of Belarus, inciting other social hostility, insulting a government representative and insulting Lukashenko.
Trial outcome 30.12.2022:
4 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.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
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.
In a story on the Bel State TV channel, it was reported that Alexander transferred about $800 to BYPOL in May 2021. It is worth noting that BYPOL was recognized as an extremist organization in November 2021, that is, at the time of transfer the initiative was not extremist.
It became known that on February 29, 2024, Alexander will be tried again in the Minsk City Court. He is accused under Part 1 of Art. 361-2 (financing extremist activities) and Part 2 of Art. 290-1 (financing of terrorist activities). Now the man faces up to 15 years in prison. On March 15, 2024, the verdict was pronounced.
Trial outcome 15.03.2024:
3 years of imprisonment.
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.
Detained for hanging a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine on the facade of a high-rise building in Minsk.
After his detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application, through which he communicated during the rally, was recognized as an extremist formation.
21.03.2023
The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk
Trial outcome 06.04.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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.
Detained for hanging a white-red-white flag After their detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application through which they communicated during the rally was recognized as an extremist formation.
21.03.2023
The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk
Trial outcome 06.04.2023:
4 years 9 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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.
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 version of the prosecution, Pavel from December 2020 to June 2022 in ok.ru on his page he posted publications with images of Lukashenko, in which he humiliated the honor and dignity of the victim using, among other things, profanity.
In December 2020, he posted a digital image with a combination of a red background and a green swastika with an ornament, which violated the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus..
Trial outcome 06.10.2022:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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 October 20, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 22.08.2023:
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.
According to the prosecution version, Mikhail from October 2021 to January 8, 2022 in vk.com He left comments with a negative assessment and a call for violent actions against A.G. Lukashenko. Before the trial, as well as during the trial itself, Mikhail completely refused to testify. But at the same time, at the court hearing, he stated that he fully admits guilt. Before the trial, Mikhail was in custody.
Trial outcome 06.10.2022:
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
A resident of the village of Shchorsy, Novogrudok district. He was accused of reposting on his social network page ok.ru a message from the group «Grodno Region of Changes!». The message itself was dedicated to two employees of penal institutions.
Prior to the trial, a preventive measure in the form of house arrest was applied to Viktor Pilzhis — from September 12, 2022. This means that Pilzhis was forbidden to leave the house, use the Internet and communication.
In addition to the sentence of two years in a penal colony, the court ordered Viktor Pilzhis to pay 10 000 BYN to two security forces as compensation for their moral harm.
Trial outcome 13.10.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
Maxim was accused of insulting the deputy commander of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Khazalbek Atabekov.
On February 17, a man left a comment in the telegram channel «Karateli Belarus»: «A rare asshole, I know him directly, fate turned out so that I had to face him when he was brigade commander 3214...».
According to the expert's conclusion, the commentary contains a negative assessment of Atabekov H. B., which has a non-normative form of linguistic expression.
The former MSLU teacher was detained in early October 2022 as part of a criminal case for participating in protests. She was detained by at least six law enforcement officers.
Prior to that, during the year Natalia was detained four times and tried on politically motivated administrative articles.
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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