According to the case materials, Kuzmitsky, having perverted values and a wrong understanding of the word «patriotism», purposefully joined a terrorist organization and headed certain resources of the network «...97».
He administered more than 30 chats, which he filled with extremist materials under strict control and guidance from abroad. The man formed the composition of extremist communities, distributed roles and organized the participation of their members in protest actions.
In addition, he took measures to unite and increase the number of communities: morally supported them in private conversations, organized joint leisure activities, distribution of propaganda products, drawing drawings and inscriptions of an extremist nature on the facades of buildings.
15 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A citizen of Russia, has lived in Belarus since the age of 6, an individual entrepreneur.
He is accused of setting fire to the car of the head of the Department of Corrections and puncturing tires in 39 trolleybuses in Gomel.
He was detained on November 5, 2021. He was in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee in Minsk. On December 13, 2021, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-3.
I was an observer at the last presidential election. Engaged in civic activism. In 2019, he opposed the development. Does not drink, does not smoke, has a heightened sense of justice, as his relatives say. Two juvenile children remained at large.
On January 3, 2022, Andrei was tried again, already under four criminal articles, including for promoting extremist activities and inciting other social hostility. The verdict was announced behind closed doors, so the details of the case and the position of the political prisoner are unknown. As a result, he was added to 15 years of imprisonment for another year and eight months in a penal colony of strict regime. In addition, the political prisoner received a penalty of 32 000 BYN.
Trial outcome 03.01.2023: 15 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
Appeal 14.03.2023: the sentence was upheld.
He was detained according to the information of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption on December 16, 2021 at his home at night.
Convicted of participating in protests on August 9, 2020. He was identified by video.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He is an independent journalist, works for «Radio Svaboda».
He was detained on November 25, sentenced to 10 days of arrest, but on December 5 he was not released and again received 10 days of arrest. But on December 15, Andrei was not released, having received another 10 days of arrest. Then a criminal case was opened against him.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Detained on August 22, 2021 near the dacha of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus Sukalo V.O. for attempted arson.
It may have been provoked by employees of the State Security Committee.
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A former law enforcement officer, then worked at EPAM before being detained.
He was detained in October 2021 under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social discord) for transmitting the data of security forces to the telegram channels «Karateli Belarusi» and «Chernaya kniga Belarusi» («Punishers of Belarus» and «Black Book of Belarus»).
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
A resident of Vitebsk.
The girl was charged under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social hostility) for transmitting the data of security forces, teachers, judges to the telegram channel «Chernaya kniga Belarusi» («Black Book of Belarus»).
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He is an investigative journalist, editor of the Belarusian portal «Ezhednevnik» (ej.by ).
Was detained on December 8, 2021. Earlier, Sergei had already been detained in the period from March 25 to April 4, 2020.
Some human rights organizations regarded the repression as evidence of a political motive in the persecution of a journalist aimed at forcing him to stop or change the nature of his activities to disseminate information about corruption.
The reason for the prosecution of the journalist, according to Satsuk's colleagues, were high-profile investigations, primarily concerning large-scale corruption in the medical field. Based on the facts obtained, he told about unprecedented «kickbacks» for the supply of expensive equipment; about the purchase of an unregistered vaccine, which was actually tested on Belarusian children; about falsification of data on the spread of COVID-19 in Belarus. And all this with the approval of the control department — the Ministry of Health.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained on November 24, 2021. A message appeared on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus that Vitaly allegedly took an active part in mass riots in the area of the hopping center «Riga» in August 2020.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A resident of Minsk. Father of 6 children: 4 boys and 2 girls, aged from 1 to 16 years.
Detained on December 7, 2021 for participating in protests on August 10, 2020 near a supermarket in «Riga», was identified on video. Convicted on June 16, 2022.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was accused of twice painting houses, pillars and buildings in his village with white and red paint and declaring his love for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
The man has been in pre-trial detention since September 18, 2021. The man began serving his sentence in March 2022. In June 2022, Alexander was placed in Mogilev Prison No. 4. While serving his sentence, the man was placed in a punishment cell and subjected to beatings.
Released on February 16, 2023.
November 28, 2023 Alexander began another trial , in the Brest Regional Court. The man is charged with two counts: 130 approx. 1 part 1 (rehabilitation of Nazism), 339 part 2 (hooliganism).
1) 2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional institution
2) 3 years of imprisonment in a colony
A resident of Vitebsk, a former policeman.
Convicted for a comment in ok.ru , which was left on July 2, 2020 under the post about witness testimony in courts against the innocent to the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wrote under the photo: «It's written on his forehead: scum is finished».
He was involved in March 2021 for symbols in an administrative case.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained on November 9, 2021 on suspicion of a criminal case of group actions grossly violating public order.
He was also accused of receiving telescopic batons, stun guns and other means from abroad.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A resident of Minsk, works as an auto parts sales manager, detained on 10/21/2021. Andrew has two children. Convicted for messages in chat rooms "Lebyazhy 97" and "Central 97".
4 years in prison under enhanced regime.
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