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Yuri was convicted of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on a social network under a photograph of a police officer.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Alexander worked for the Ministry of Emergency Situations for over 15 years. Before his arrest, he was a squad commander at Unit No. 7 in Grodno. He was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. Alexander was subsequently fired and ordered to pay seven thousand Belarusian rubles in compensation under his contract.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was found guilty in October 2021 of criminal charges of "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" for comments left on Telegram channels deemed extremist.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Vladimir was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on a Telegram channel about a police officer.
In the spring of 2021, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of increasing the prison sentence, which resulted in Vladimir being transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a penal colony that summer.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Oleg was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for comments he left on the social network VKontakte. Nine government officials were recognized as victims in his criminal case.
In November 2021, a court hearing was held to consider toughening the sentence, following which Oleg was transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a penal colony.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Ruslan was arrested in October 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "assisting an extremist group," and convicted in January 2022 for a comment that, according to the prosecution, "incited other citizens to violent unlawful actions, including the use of weapons."
In August 2022, Ruslan faced another court hearing on charges of "desecration of state symbols" and "insulting a government official." He was sentenced to a combined three-and-a-half years in a general regime penal colony.
He was released in December 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Oksana, a music teacher at a school in Lida, was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In June 2022, she was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence.
Artur was arrested in a criminal case opened under the articles "desecration of state symbols" and "hooliganism" and found guilty in October 2021. He was accused of hanging a white-red-white flag at a school in Ostrovets one night in June 2021, painting three white-red-white stripes on a stone, and tearing down a red-green flag from a government building in the district center.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Vladimir, a former advisor to Viktor Babariko and a member of the bank's board from 2006 to 2020, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Dmitry, a friend of presidential candidate Viktor Babariko, was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Dmitry, a former employee of the legal department of Belgazprombank, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Anton, a former employee of the legal department of Belgazprombank, was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Alexey, a shareholder of PrivatLeasing, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Andrey, a shareholder of PrivatLeasing, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.
Olga, the chair of the supervisory board of the insurance company Centaur, was arrested in June 2020 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "money laundering on an especially large scale" and "tax evasion on an especially large scale."
The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus in 2020.
Released from custody in the fall of 2021.