The accused are Bowfal Vadim Viktorovich, Rospopov Nikolai Dmitrievich , Ozhekhovsky Pavel Stanislavovich, Anisko Vaclav Vaclavovich, Valery Igorevich Klodnitsky, Nikolai Nikolaevich Lepesko, Zelenkov Sergey Aleksandrovich, Dernyko Maxim Vyacheslavovich, Pavel Viktorovich, Apanovich Vladimir Leonidovich.
On April 2, 2024, Nikolai had a hearing of his appeal.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
According to the prosecution , in March 2021, through the Internet and the PayPal payment system, Filippovich allegedly “transferred funds in the amount of 29.35 euros to a bank account used by BYPOL representatives to support extremist activities.”
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Mashuta did not admit guilt at the court hearing. He said that he came to Sovetskaya Square in Grodno to go to one of the shops. There I saw a large number of people who had white-red-white and red-green paraphernalia with them. He decided that this was an event in support of Alexander Lukashenko, joined the crowd and took part in the street procession. From the case materials it became known that a photograph of Nikita Mashuta with the national flag on the roadway to Yanka Kupala Avenue was found in one of the telegram channels. His guilt is also confirmed by a video recording of a massive street procession with white-red-white symbols,
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
A resident of the village of Novy Sverzhen was accused of writing a comment in the direction of Lukashenko under a publication in a telegram channel, which the court considered offensive, while at work in the cabin of a commuter train.
During the trial, a witness, an assistant driver, was interviewed, who said that Denis Nosov did not inform him about the written comment.
After the verdict was announced, the man was released in the courtroom. His phone was confiscated “as a means of committing a crime.”
Denis has a secondary specialized education and works as an electric train driver for regional lines in Minsk.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
The man was accused of leaving a comment on YouTube in the direction of Lukashenko under the video “Belarus: Covert mobilization and deployment of troops from Russia | Ukraine, Lukashenko and NATO” by Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov. They found the Youtube application on his phone, in which there was a corresponding post in the “Comments” section.
Igor Zhuk worked as a woodworking machine operator in a closed joint stock company. He remained in custody until sentencing.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
According to the prosecution , Vladislav Muravsky repeatedly publicly insulted government officials in telegram channels and chats (“Punisher of Belarus”, “Chat-Partizan”, “my country Belarus”), and also disclosed their personal data.
The accused Vladislav, interrogated at the court hearing, pleaded not guilty, citing that he did not remember anything about his testimony and comments posted on the Internet in connection with his mental illness in the form of mixed personality disorder, after which he refused to give any explanations. His mother said in court that her son has a mental illness - mixed personality disorder. However, the expert's opinion refutes the presence of the influence of mental illness on the ability to remember events and information.
4 years of restriction of freedom with placement in an open institution.
Convicted of "outrage of a state symbol."
It is reported that in August 2023, Khachaturov “deliberately tore the national flag from the building of one of the shopping centers in Bobruisk, breaking the flagpole, after which he held it in his hands and waved it above himself.”
Evgeniy fully admitted his guilt in the charges brought against him.
1.6 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Pro-government telegram channels reported that the man was detained at the end of July in Grodno, when he was returning from abroad to Belarus in the summer, and that he allegedly wrote about 1,000 comments in “extremist” channels and chats.
Vyacheslav is a resident of Minsk, married, and was fond of paintball. It is reported that the security forces were able to find Chernetsky because he signed his telegram account with his real name and surname.
According to the prosecution , Vyacheslav posted comments on the TG channel “Real Belarus”. As the examination established, “in the text of the comments there is a negative evaluative language unit that has a non-normative form of speech expression addressed to Lukashenko and the President of the Russian Federation.”
2 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
Seamstress. Convicted for publishing a picture of Lukashenko on Odnoklassniki. The court found that the woman “undermines the authority of state power.” It is known that Degteva was arrested before charges were filed, then kept under house arrest until the verdict came into force.
3.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility
Before his arrest, Denis Tereshko worked as a driver for a Lithuanian transport company.
According to the prosecution, Denis took part in a march through the streets of Grodno in August 2020. At the same time, he allegedly demonstrated his intention to disobey the lawful demands of police officers, interfered with the work of public and commercial institutions, as well as a mini-market, formed “couples” with others, was on the roadway, and blocked the roadway of Yanka Kupala Avenue.
Denis partially admitted his guilt, denying that he interfered with the operation of public transport.
He has a minor child.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with direction.
Detainee Konstantin Bich said in his “repentance” video that he had previously been prosecuted under administrative article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, and also received a fine for hanging a white-white flag. According to him, and for insulting a police officer on social networks. Pro-government telegram channels report that the man recently returned to Belarus from EU countries. On November 24, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
1 year of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
On November 24, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Convicted for a comment in the "Punishers of Belarus" chat. The court considered the comment "whatever the face, then the parasya" left under the publication about the employee of the GUBOPiK Yuri Skok as offensive and, in addition to punishment, imposed a fine of 3,700 rubles and moral compensation to the victim - 2,000 rubles.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
The verdict became known from the video of the local state television. So, the voice-over says that the basis for the criminal case was a telegram commentary about A. Lukashenko with obscene language. The prosecutor clarifies that the commentary was written in 2022.
2 years in prison with referral to an open institution.
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