Trial outcome 08.10.2024: unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 12.07.2024: 13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 12.07.2024: the sentence was upheld.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
In addition to her previous conviction under Article 328, she received 11 years in prison and a fine.
Trial outcome 25.10.2024: 1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution , from August 10 to August 11, 2020, at that time, minors Yulia Sharanova, Nikita Voytyuk, Nikolay Nikityuk, as well as Vasily Alekseyuk, Gleb Klimovich, Vitaly Varfalameev, Alexander Tysevich, Maxim Sobolev, were on the roadway of Masherov Avenue, Cosmonauts Boulevards and Shevchenko, st. Soviet in Brest, “ they shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white canvases, grossly violating public order, deliberately impeding the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations.”
At the court hearing, everyone fully admitted their guilt.
It is also known that Maxim Sobolev, Gleb Klimovich, Yulia Sharanova were convicted, including on “narcotic” charges.
Maxim Sobolev under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code was sentenced to two years of imprisonment. But since Maxim was already convicted under the “narcotic” part 4 of Art. 328 of the Criminal Code, by partial addition of the main punishments and the full addition of an additional punishment, 12 years in prison were sentenced to serve in a correctional colony under a high security regime with a fine of 3,200 rubles.
12 years of imprisonment in a colony, served in a correctional colony under enhanced security conditions
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Citizen of Estonia.
On January 16, 2024, the KGB made a decision to recognize the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization." The department's decision listed people who were allegedly related to the fund: Belarusians Oleg Stefanovich and Alexander Syritsa, as well as Estonian Allan Royo.
Minsk, Sverdlov street, 3
Dmitry started in the 1990s in Borisov. After 1998, he moved to the investigation department of the Zhodino GOVD, and from 2004 to 2012 he headed it. Then he worked in the Investigative Committee, from where he retired. After retirement, he worked at the Smolevichi Dairy Plant and was a city deputy in Zhodino.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests and to all law enforcement officers in Belarus.
"By following the orders given by your superiors, you may become accomplices to crimes. You cannot beat up people who are simply returning from work on the night shift. <…> I know of cases where people were detained for no reason and excessive cruelty was shown - you should not do this," Vdovin said in his address.
According to media reports , all five were detained in early February 2024.
Minsk, Sverdlov street, 3
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He started in 1999 as an investigator in the Zhodino police. It is known that he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel of justice. Until the spring of 2014, Vitaly worked as the head of the Smolevichi District Department of the Investigative Committee.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to their colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests, and to all employees of law enforcement agencies in Belarus. Paprotsky says in the appeal that he has served the people all his life. Vitaly says that those who stood up for people were repressed, he suggests "coming to their senses and thinking." Paprotsky says that he supports those who work according to the law.
According to media reports , all five were detained in early February 2024.
Minsk, Sverdlov street, 3
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Lieutenant Colonel, former Deputy Chief of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs for ideological work and personnel support.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to their colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests, and to all law enforcement officers in Belarus. In his appeal, Doroshko asks police officers to treat people the same way they would treat their loved ones. "Don't create unnecessary panic in the city, we live here and raise children, we should be ashamed of our behavior in the city," Andrei says in the video.
According to media reports , all five were detained in early February 2024.
Minsk, Sverdlov street, 3
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Former deputy head of the Zhodino GOVD, headed the criminal police and retired in 2008 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Afterwards, he was the director of the Zhodino city center of culture and entertainment.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests and to all law enforcement officers in Belarus.
Vyacheslav says in his address that he understands that the employees serve in very difficult conditions, but calls on them to perform "their official duty the way you would like it to be performed [in relation to] you and your loved ones. Then you will be able to look the people in the eye now, during your service, and later, while on a well-deserved rest."
According to media reports , all five were detained in early February 2024.
Minsk, Sverdlov street, 3
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Police lieutenant colonel, former deputy head of the department of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, who served for a long time as the head of the criminal police of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs. In 2012, he resigned, and in 2014, he became an entrepreneur.
Igor says that they served for the idea of protecting people and fighting crime. He is outraged that security forces beat people, noting that "there are a small number of provocateurs, but you can isolate them with your own forces, and not act as punishers and oppose yourselves to our calm, hard-working people." He calls on the security forces to remember that they swore an oath to the people. "We hope for your understanding and your officer's honor," the man concludes.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests and to all law enforcement officers in Belarus.
According to media reports , all five were detained in early February 2024.