The guy was accused of taking part in a protest action against the results of the presidential election on August 9, 2020 in the center of Zhlobin.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Citizen of Ukraine. Larisa Krupa is involved in the case along with Zakharenko. The women are accused under articles of failure to report a crime (Part 2 of Article 406 of the Criminal Code) and espionage (Article 358 of the Criminal Code). The trial will be held behind closed doors.
Natalya has been traveling to Belarus since the second half of 2022. She helped Ukrainians who were stuck in Belarus and could not get out on their own, leave the country. She traveled to Belarus in her own car. Zakharanka helped smuggle about 30 people out of Belarus.
During another trip to Belarus, the woman disappeared. She stopped communicating on July 17, 2023.
It is known that, in addition to the prison term, the court decided to confiscate Natalya’s minibus.
Her friend, Belarusian from Mozyr Larisa Krupa, was awarded a fine of 100 basic units (4 thousand Belarusian rubles) for “failure to report a crime.”
The circumstances of the accusation are unknown, as are the details of the trial; the trial was closed.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
On the evening of June 28, 2024, sudden information appeared about the release of five political prisoners from Belarusian colonies. The Ukrainian authorities achieved the release of their exchange citizens as prisoners. This is how Natalya Zakharenko, Pavel Kuprienko, Lyudmila Goncharenko, Ekaterina Bryukhanova, as well as Nikolai Shvets, a defendant in the “Machulishchi case,” were released. The terms of the exchange were not disclosed. It is noted that the Vatican took part in the liberation. The released political prisoners were brought to Ukraine on June 28 - their photo from the Zhulyany airport appeared in the media.
9 years imprisonment in a colony
Loader of the Gomel winery. Dmitry did not participate in any political protests against the current government of the Republic of Belarus, but on the contrary, he participated in a bike ride in support of Lukashenko and took part as a vigilante on his day off at the elections in 2020.
Dmitry Malashenko was put on trial for comments: «It's scarier in the country than in Somalia»; and: «If I had a gun and such people would break down to me, I would also defend my house, if only I made barricades»; under a post with a video of the detention and murder of IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a public in the social network vk.com. During the trial, Dmitry first pleaded guilty in full, but during the trial it turned out that in fact the man watched only a piece of the video, because he was going to work and in a hurry, he did not read the news and took the people who opened Zeltser's apartment for criminals, therefore he wrote such a comment. Dmitry Malashenko also did not admit that he could discredit law enforcement officers in general and specifically those who entered the apartment in this way, but just expressed his personal opinion, to which he has the right.
According to human rights activists, he was released.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Prior to his detention, Nikolai worked as a chemical engineer. Has a child.
He was found guilty of having created and posted in the group «Strong News» on the social network vk.ru information discrediting Belarus. It is known that it contained the words «hop» and «break».
Nikolai was released in the courtroom because he had fully served his term.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to pro-government telegram channels, 45-year-old Alexander, the chief engineer of the Milkavita plant, “tried to disrupt the republican referendum,” and also sent money to the BySol fund.
3 years of restriction of freedom without referral to an open institution.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
It is known that Vitaly is 36 years old. In February 2021, after the decision to deport him, he was taken from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus. The connection with him has disappeared. He is accused of insulting Lukashenko and making comments in chats.
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2022 after the expiration of his sentence.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
A large family, they live in a village near Gomel.
Oleg was detained for a comment on social networks after the death of Andrei Zeltser.
He was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
A citizen of Ukraine.
According to the prosecution, Petrenko was the administrator of the telegram chat «Chat. Gomselmash for free Belarus!», which was created on August 13, 2020. In it, according to the prosecution, he called for a strike at the enterprise, and also made reposts from telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Denis pleaded guilty in full.
According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released in early 2023.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to the materials of the prosecution, Igor Alkhov allegedly wanted to blow up an administrative building in Gomel on Biletsky Street in order to hinder political activity, intimidate the population and destabilize public order. He was also accused of insulting A.L. Lukashenko in social networks.
During the trial and after the results of the psychiatric examination, Igor was found to have mental disorders, at the time of the crime he could not realize the significance of his actions and direct them, was not capable of an adequate perception of reality.
Forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital with strict supervision.
He was convicted for a call left in 2020 in one of the telegram channels: «We set fire to Tabakerki (kiosks for the sale of cigarettes)».
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted of participating in protests in Zhlobin in August 2020.
11/19/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Sergey Oleinikov and Yan Alekseychikov were found guilty of climbing on the roofs of administrative buildings, tearing off state flags from the local House of Culture and the village executive committee, and then throwing them on the ground. At this time they were in a state of alcoholic intoxication. The side of the state prosecution was sure that the men acted in a group of persons by prior agreement and wanted to "express a disdainful attitude towards the state symbols of the Republic of Belarus."
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2023.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony
Alekseychikov and Sergey Aleinikov were found guilty of climbing on the roofs of administrative buildings on the night of January 16-17, 2022 in the agro-town of Pokolyubichi, Gomel region, tore off state flags from the local House of Culture and the village executive committee, and then threw them on the ground. At this time they were in a state of alcoholic intoxication. The side of the state prosecution was sure that the men acted in a group of persons by prior agreement and wanted to "express a disdainful attitude towards the state symbols of the Republic of Belarus."
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2023.
1 year imprisonment in a penal colony
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