Aleshkevich Dmitry Vladimirovich Is Involved In Politically Motivated Repressions In The Republic Of Belarus As The Head Of The Regime And Security Of The Correctional Institution "Prison No 8 In Zhodino", Aleshkevich Bears Personal Responsibility For The Cruel And Inhuman Treatment Of Prisoners And The Torture Used Against Them The Actions Of Dmitry Aleshkevich Violate The Rights Of Citizens Of The Republic Of Belarus And Pose A Threat To Their Lives They Are Also Aimed At Strengthening The Repressive Regime In The Country
Aleshkevich Dmitry Vladimirovich Is Involved In Politically Motivated Repressions In The Republic Of Belarus As The Head Of The Regime And Security Of The Correctional Institution "Prison No 8 In Zhodino", Aleshkevich Bears Personal Responsibility For The Cruel And Inhuman Treatment Of Prisoners And The Torture Used Against Them The Actions Of Dmitry Aleshkevich Violate The Rights Of Citizens Of The Republic Of Belarus And Pose A Threat To Their Lives They Are Also Aimed At Strengthening The Repressive Regime In The Country
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
15.05.2023
Сильно избит при задержании: подозрение на перелом двух рёбер.
Trial outcome 22.09.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Taxi driver. According to pro-government Telegram channels, he was detained for comments on social networks. In the "repentant video," the Belarusian says that he participated in protests in 2020, and from 2020 to mid-2023, he left more than 2,000 "offensive comments" in chats about Lukashenko, prosecutors, and police officers. Sergei's arm was broken during his arrest. He was kept in a punishment cell on Okrestina for 35 days with a broken arm. The head of the temporary detention facility expressed a biased attitude specifically towards him, through a "commentary" article.
An appeal against the verdict will be heard on August 2, 2024.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 20.05.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man was accused of painting white-red-white flags in different places of Minsk from February 2021 to September 2022. The court found that as a result of Peter's actions, three businesses were damaged: RUE «Minskenergo», RUE «Minskavtodor-Center», CCU «Minskobldorstroy» for a total amount of over 700 BYN.
Peter fully admitted his guilt and repented. During the preliminary investigation, he compensated for the damage caused.
In June 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
He worked as an international transportation manager for the Minsk company Transglobal.
Sergey was very active in commenting on various messages in more than 30 groups. The Telegram account was more or less decently protected, but he had not changed it since 2018.
The security forces accuse him of "threatening government officials on the Internet" (he left 43 thousand comments). And also of transferring some information about his former classmate, a security officer, to the "Black Book of Belarus". 58 criminal cases have been opened against him.
On September 29, 2023, he was sent to pretrial detention center No. 4 (Mogilev). On October 27, Sergei's appeal was considered in the Minsk City Court. In late autumn 2023, it became known that Sergei had been transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1 as part of a new criminal case. The trial under Article 369 (insulting a government official) was scheduled for December 7, 2023, in the Minsk Moskovsky District Court, Judge Tatyana Pirozhnikova.
Trial outcome 10.08.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.10.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 08.12.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The charges are based on comments Kotov allegedly left in so-called extremist Telegram channels over the course of a month and a half following the 2020 presidential elections. There, Lukashenko's regime investigators allegedly found all the crimes listed above.
It is also known that Ivan was detained twice after the 2020 presidential elections. The first time was immediately after August 9. The second time, Lukashenko's security forces seized Kotov in mid-February 2021. Then, riot police detained 68 people in the village of Sokol in the Smolevichi district – participants and spectators of a concert by the band "Razbitae sertsa patsana."
He was released on February 17, 2026, having served his full sentence.
Trial outcome 27.02.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Initially, Maxim was detained on October 12 because he “rejoiced at the deaths of the Russian military” and “insulted Lukashenka.” Later, the guy was assigned a day, after which he wrote a tweet: “I spent 40 days in the detention center on Akrestsina and I don’t regret anything. I met the best people in Belarus” ”
According to the prosecution, Ovcharenko was prosecuted in April and October 2022 under Parts 1 and 2 of Art. 19.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for a public demonstration using the Internet of Nazi symbols and paraphernalia.
After imposing a second administrative penalty in November 2022, from his Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 mobile phone, he again posted an image with Nazi symbols on the social network Twitter, referring to the period of Nazi Germany (1933-1945). In fact, this symbolism referred to the Russian military.
Trial outcome 15.03.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Maxim was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony in December 2022.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 13.12.2022
1 year 10 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Convicted for a comment on social media that was found to be a threat.
02.01.2023
Registered as prone to taking hostages, attacking the administration, aggressive actions, as well as extremist activities. Red and brown cards. As well as a red stripe on a personal file when transferring.
Trial outcome 08.12.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexander was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk, and was sentenced to imprisonment in November 2022.
He was released in 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 28.11.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 basic values fine.
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