A criminal case was opened because of a protest action on September 13 in Brest, when people danced at the intersection of Masherova and boulevards, after which they were dispersed by a water cannon and detentions began. The actions of the protesters are qualified by the investigation as "Actions grossly violating public order" (Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). Igor was also convicted for damaging two cameras of Beltelecom and applying "cynical inscriptions" under Part 2 of Art. 339. Released in the courtroom on 3 June 2021.
Arrested on April 16 for comments in a telegram channel chat.
| 15.09.2021 | September 14 was the "trial" on appeal. left the sentence unchanged - 3 years of chemistry with a settlement |
3 years of restriction of liberty with a referral
He was convicted for insulting Major General of Police, at that time the Minister of Internal Affairs, Yury Karayeu in a comment on a video on the YouTube channel "ОГП-ТВ" (en. UCP-TV, United Civil Party TV) on July 2nd, 2020. In the trial, the comment itself was not announced literally due to the fact that it contained inappropriate language, but its meaning was as follows: "Karayeu will get scared faster than he will tell the president that he will respect the Constitution".
3 years of restricted liberty.
He was prosecuted twice for putting up posters. According to the state prosecution, the flyers also contained grounds for a criminal case: some information of insulting nature against an officer of Leninski District Police Department in Brest.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with placement in an open-type correctional institution.
Charged for mounting a dummy in a district centre, the dummy allegedly looks like the President of the Republic of Belarus.
| 17.06.2021 | 06/15/2021 put on preventive records as prone to extremist and other destructive activities |
| 11.06.2021 | 06/10/21 4 hours before the train to Gomel, the place of departure was changed to IUOT-45 Kamenetsky district, Sushki village |
| 27.05.2021 | On May 25, 2021, the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict |
3 years of restriction of liberty in a correctional facility
3 years in a penal labor facility
3 years in a penal labor facility
Convicted on February 17, 2021 under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Creative director of the advertising agency Salmon Graphics.
He was charged with participating in the Sunday march on September 6th.
According to the version of the Investigative Committee, Sergei Kostyukevich “disturbed the public peace” in the center of Minsk, was in the forefront of the mass event and “led the street procession, being one of the first to enter the roadway”. He was accused of blocking transport lanes and disrupting public transport. On his phone phone, the Police has found messages “sent to the administrators of radical Telegram channels” using a bot: there is information about the situation in the capital, the movement of police special equipment, and the placement of police barriers.
3 years in a penal labor facility
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