According to the prosecution, on December 31, 2022, he posted a comment on the Vkontakte social network in a closed public chat under a graphic image of Lukashenka, in which there is a negative assessment in an obscene form. The content of the commentary is unknown to human rights defenders.
Vladimir Khmura fully admitted his guilt at the hearing, refused to testify. Before the trial, Khmura was under house arrest.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open correctional institution.
Aleksei was detained for allegedly making comments on telegrams and for participating in protests in 2020. Previously, his data and a screenshot with his comments were published in one telegram channel, but he did not attach much importance to them.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
Dmitry was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code for telegram comments about A. Lukashenko, Natalia Kachanova and Russians. About this verdict, a video was released by state TV. There, the prosecutor tells the essence of the accusation, that “an insult on a national basis” was written about the Russians.
3 years in prison in a penal colony.
The reason for the criminal prosecution was a post in Odnoklassniki in April 2022.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
At the beginning of October 2022, in the Moscow district of the capital, unknown persons hung a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine on a power line support. Only the next day a post appeared on Anton Mot’s Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: “Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crime is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!” During operational search activities, police officers detained six Minsk residents aged 34 to 36 years who allegedly did this. Including Igor.
According to propagandist Gladkaya, since September 2020, Igor Tikach has left more than three thousand messages in one of the extremist courtyard chats.
Gladkaya also notes that Savelyev and Tikach allegedly wanted to get visas, renewed their passports, and Igor was already waiting for a call from the Polish consulate. Igor still has two minor children and a wife who has serious health problems.
On September 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
At the beginning of October 2022, in the Moscow district of the capital, unknown persons hung a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine on a power line support. Only the next day a post appeared on Anton Mot’s Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: “Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crime is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!” During operational search activities, police officers detained six Minsk residents aged 34 to 36 years who allegedly did this. Including Vladimir.
Savelyev said in a pro-government video that the action was organized in support of Ukrainians: “This is support for civilians who are dying in an unnecessary war.”
On September 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
According to the USC for the Mogilev region, Ruslan forwarded the video to the VKontakte public DVIZh, which was recognized by the Belarusian authorities as “extremist”. It is worth noting that the video itself lasts only 12 seconds and nothing actually happens in it - the train with military equipment just stands at the station.
After a while, the man was detained by the KGB. He was charged under part 1 of article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. The man faces up to 6 years in prison.
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The reason for the criminal case was comments in the “Grodno 97” chat.
In October 2023, it became known that at IUOT-39 Yuri was under pressure from the administration of the institution, and he was given 4 penalties. On October 25, 2023, the Krupsky District Court made a decision to tighten the regime. Yuri from IUOT was sent to serve the remainder of his sentence in a colony.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
On August 4, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict has entered into force.
unknown years of imprisonment
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Valery is accused of treason against the state. In December 2022, the Belarus 1 TV channel released a film about KGB counterintelligence, which told about Belarusians and citizens of other countries who are accused of working for foreign intelligence services. Valery Romanovsky was called "the former head of the air reconnaissance service" in the film. The story of Belarus 1 says that during the service, a relative from Lithuania "brought" the suspect to agents of the state security department of the country. For them, Romanovsky photographed official documents, and once handed over to the special services data on the construction of the BelNPP, the film says.
unknown years of imprisonment in the colony
Yegor was accused of leaving an offensive comment on Telegram under a video of Lukashenka's speech. According to the court order, Dashevich did not like the point of view expressed in the video. He fully admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.
From 21 to 24 March 2023, the man was kept in custody.
Egor is from Pinsk, from a family of teachers. As a child, he participated in olympiads, and then entered the Pinsk Pedagogical College. Now Yegor has a higher education, works as an individual entrepreneur. Engaged in written and oral translation to order.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open correctional facility
Dmitry Gudik was convicted under Art. 358-1 of the Criminal Code (undercover activities). He is a citizen of Ukraine. Together with him , Mikhail Stolyarchuk was involved in this criminal case. According to the prosecution, they have been collecting data on military equipment and facilities in Belarus on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine since 2018. Igor Dirko was also detained with them, but instead of being prosecuted, he was expelled from Belarus.
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
On June 16, 2023, an appeal session of the court was held, the verdict entered into force.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
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