For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 1916 rubles and 108 days of administrative arrest. February 1, 2021 Sentenced Maxim Sambras to 1 year and 3 months of “domestic chemicals” for insulting a policeman (Article 369 of the Criminal Code) Evgeniy Zhilinsky in a telegram chat. Decided to compensate the victim 3,000 rubles for moral damages. December 14, 2021 He sentenced political prisoner Andrei Runtso to 3 years in prison, and he must also pay the victim 1,500 rubles in compensation. Prosecutor - Alexander Kardis.
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 1916 rubles and 108 days of administrative arrest. February 1, 2021 Sentenced Maxim Sambras to 1 year and 3 months of “domestic chemicals” for insulting a policeman (Article 369 of the Criminal Code) Evgeniy Zhilinsky in a telegram chat. Decided to compensate the victim 3,000 rubles for moral damages. December 14, 2021 He sentenced political prisoner Andrei Runtso to 3 years in prison, and he must also pay the victim 1,500 rubles in compensation. Prosecutor - Alexander Kardis.
Nikita Kovalenko is an evangelical believer and a connoisseur of religious architecture.
He was detained during numerous detentions in Fanipol. Employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption broke into Kovalenko's apartment and conducted a search, during which the man's personal computer and phone were seized. A criminal case was opened against Nikita, but it is not known what he is charged with.
Nikita Kovalenko is a believer of one of the Minsk Baptist churches and one of the best experts on the religious architecture of Belarus of the XVI century. Recently, he worked as a developer in the IT field. The man had previously been detained during protests in 2020.
Artyom was found guilty in August 2021 of libel against police officer Yuri Rybak, a coach for a sports team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. The case file included a report of the crime scene and vehicle inspection, where documents were confiscated containing text in which Artyom alleged that Rybak was pressuring athletes. He stated that he was confident in the veracity of the information.
In April 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a more severe punishment.
Trial outcome 20.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 305 rubles of compensation.
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