Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Dmitry is the son of a public activist from Rechitsa, Oleg Shabetnik, who headed the Gomel regional branch of the public organization “Tell the Truth”.
On his page on the social network VKontakte, Dmitry posted links to news about Russian military aggression against Ukraine, which the investigation classified as "incitement of hatred."
On September 10, 2024, he was released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
He was convicted for a comment about Lukashenko A., after six months in a pretrial detention center he was placed for compulsory treatment at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health, where he spent more than a year.
The former director of the Krona event agency was detained at his dacha on May 3, 2022.
In October 2020, Sergei was beaten by riot police for filming them.
In February 2021, he was detained under administrative charges: then in custody he went on a dry hunger strike for 4 days, and eventually received a fine.
06/29/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 03.03.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander Mishuk is the vice-chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) and the chairman of the primary organization of the BNP OJSC Belaruskali. He was detained after a search of the office.
The prosecutor's office accused Alexander of speaking to workers with the "purpose of creating a strike committee." In turn, Alexander explained his performance as an emotional outburst, since at that time everyone was under the influence of emotions due to mass violence from the security forces.
On November 14, 2022, at the next meeting, the prosecutor asked Alexandra for three years in prison.
Released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 15.11.2022:
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Sergei was arrested in March 2022 and convicted in June of that year for participating in the march on September 6, 2020, for shouting slogans and blocking roads. He was identified from photographs and video footage.
In addition, on February 26, 2022, he shouted “No to war!” from his balcony to the soldiers on the street, for which he was brought to administrative responsibility.
Trial outcome 06.06.2022
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Oksana is credited with participating in the march on September 6, 2020, shouting slogans, blocking roads. There are photo and video materials by which she was identified.
Trial outcome:
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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