Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 72 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 243 days of administrative arrest were imposed, at least 12,012 rubles in fines, at least 82 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom, mainly imprisonment.
He sentenced ten political prisoners who were found guilty under Articles 218, 293, 295 of the Criminal Code. They were imprisoned for a term of five to nine years in a maximum security colony for participating in a telegram chat.
In 2017, he tried the Freedom Day participants, and was also appointed as a judge in the trial against Nikolai Statkevich.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 72 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 243 days of administrative arrest were imposed, at least 12,012 rubles in fines, at least 82 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom, mainly imprisonment.
He sentenced ten political prisoners who were found guilty under Articles 218, 293, 295 of the Criminal Code. They were imprisoned for a term of five to nine years in a maximum security colony for participating in a telegram chat.
In 2017, he tried the Freedom Day participants, and was also appointed as a judge in the trial against Nikolai Statkevich.
Initially, there were 12 defendants in the case. Since the fall of 2020, only David Slashchev has remained at large. Several political prisoners have reported being tortured during their detention or while writing "confessions."
All of them are accused of participating in a "radical" Telegram chat. The testimony mentions several chats, including "OGSB" (Civil Self-Defense Unit), "Rabota Minsk," "100," and "101." They are also accused of intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka stores.
Dmitry Lastovsky stated in court that he was an apolitical person and was happy with what he had: his family and his job. He noted that he had been looking for a work assistant in the "Part-time Job Minsk" chat.
He is expected to be released in early March 2025.
23.05.2021
Dmitry wrote that the first court session was postponed to June 7, Semashko, 33
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