Lantsevich Margarita Nikolaevna is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Margarita Lantsevich is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court in Grodno, she makes politically motivated sentences against citizens who do not support the current regime in the country. As a result of its decisions, representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus are sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, in December 2021, she sentenced Tikhon Shlyukhtits to imprisonment for a period of 1 year and 3 months in a general regime colony for writing seven comments in a telegram chat, as well as for participating in a peaceful protest on September 6, 2020. In April 2021, Margarita Lantsevich sentenced the mother of two minor children, Anastasia Kolomeichenko, to one and a half years of restriction of freedom for a comment on Instagram. Also in January 2023, for participating in a peaceful protest in 2020, Lantsevich sentenced Anton Naumov to two and a half years of restriction of freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. Thus, Margarita Nikolaevna Lantsevich is responsible for human rights violations and undermining the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Lantsevich’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
Lantsevich Margarita Nikolaevna is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Margarita Lantsevich is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court in Grodno, she makes politically motivated sentences against citizens who do not support the current regime in the country. As a result of its decisions, representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus are sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, in December 2021, she sentenced Tikhon Shlyukhtits to imprisonment for a period of 1 year and 3 months in a general regime colony for writing seven comments in a telegram chat, as well as for participating in a peaceful protest on September 6, 2020. In April 2021, Margarita Lantsevich sentenced the mother of two minor children, Anastasia Kolomeichenko, to one and a half years of restriction of freedom for a comment on Instagram. Also in January 2023, for participating in a peaceful protest in 2020, Lantsevich sentenced Anton Naumov to two and a half years of restriction of freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. Thus, Margarita Nikolaevna Lantsevich is responsible for human rights violations and undermining the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Lantsevich’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
On June 20, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict has entered into force.
Trial outcome 13.04.2023
7 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.06.2023
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
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unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.02.2023
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Ilya was convicted for a personal message sent to Vladimir Kozlovsky, a senior police inspector at the Ministry of Internal Affairs department of the Leninsky District Administration of Grodno. According to the prosecution, in his message, he threatened to use violence against the police officer "with the aim of obstructing his lawful activities, forcing him to change the nature of these activities, and out of revenge for the performance of his official duties."
Trial outcome 07.02.2022
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1500 rubles of compensation.
Vyacheslav was convicted in June 2023 for comments in Telegram chats calling for participation in protests that took place in Grodno in 2020. His participation is "proven" by his mobile phone billing records. He developed diabetes in prison.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
In June 2022, Stepan was found guilty of, according to the prosecution, leaving an offensive comment on a Telegram channel addressed to a police officer.
In February 2025, a court hearing was held in absentia as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
20.10.2023 After fleeing Belarus, Kirill lived in Warsaw. He was detained in Warsaw on October 10, 2023 for online fraud. Eleven days later, Kirill was found hanged in a Polish prison on October 20. The preliminary version of the investigation is suicide. A criminal case has been opened on the fact of the death of the former Belarusian political prisoner in the Warsaw detention center under the article "incitement to suicide".
Student. Convicted for participating in protests in Grodno in August and September 2020. A year after the start of Kirill's term, they wanted to tighten the regime and send him to a penal colony. Therefore, he was forced to leave the Republic of Belarus.
After fleeing Belarus, Kirill lived in Warsaw. In October 2023, he disappeared and stopped responding to messages on Telegram. According to MOST, Kirill was detained in Warsaw on October 10, 2023, for online fraud. The source reported that the former political prisoner contacted a group of fraudsters who were most likely stealing money from bank accounts. The preliminary version of the investigation is suicide.
On November 16, 2023, it became known that a criminal case under the article "incitement to suicide" was opened into the death of a former Belarusian political prisoner in the Warsaw detention center. Evidence is being collected.
Trial outcome 06.05.2022
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 27.04.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The person involved in the criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) on protests in Grodno.
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