Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Baginsky Sergei Viktorovich supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions.
Under the chairmanship of Baginsky, the Svetlogorsk Court sentenced politically motivated cases to more than 137 days of administrative arrest and a fine totaling more than 33,516 rubles.
It issued a guilty verdict against Alexander Strugalsky under Part 2 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to three years of restriction of freedom without being sent to an open institution. Alexander was accused of intending to disrupt the holding of the republican referendum, as well as transferring money to the BYSOL fund.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Baginsky Sergei Viktorovich supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions.
Under the chairmanship of Baginsky, the Svetlogorsk Court sentenced politically motivated cases to more than 137 days of administrative arrest and a fine totaling more than 33,516 rubles.
It issued a guilty verdict against Alexander Strugalsky under Part 2 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to three years of restriction of freedom without being sent to an open institution. Alexander was accused of intending to disrupt the holding of the republican referendum, as well as transferring money to the BYSOL fund.
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.
According to the case materials , the defendant subscribed to Telegram channels in 2022 and actively participated in their activities through Telegram bots. Specifically, while in Gomel, he took photos and videos of military equipment movements. He then sent these photos and videos, along with commentary on the vehicles' routes, to Telegram channels through the bots that facilitated his activities. The court ruled that the Telegram resources used by the defendant constituted extremist material.
Graduate of the River Fleet vocational school.
On January 9, 2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the fall of 2025.
Trial outcome 08.11.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Was in:IK-17IK β17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
XX.01.2025 Valentin was sentenced to 5 years in prison for "eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression" and for joining an extremist group. He came to the colony after a stroke. Valentin died in early 2025. It is not certain whether Shtermer died in the colony or was taken to a hospital - a prison or civilian one. Detailed information is hidden by the RB regime.
According to pro-government Telegram channels, Valentin was detained on June 9, 2023, for "eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression with insults to Russian citizens," by which he allegedly "attempted to incite ethnic hatred." It is also reported that insults were left against Lukashenko.
Before his arrest, Valentin Shtermer was the director of Avangardbiznesresurs LLC and was the founder of commercial firms in Russia. The court found Stormer guilty of joining an extremist group for the purpose of committing an extremist crime.
On 01.12.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He came to the colony after a stroke. "Valentin spoke very slowly, and walked with difficulty - when we walked from work, he always lagged behind, because he could not keep up. Plus, in the winter, he slipped and fell. He had either a broken arm or a dislocation," said a political prisoner from his unit.
The exact date of death is unknown. There is also no certainty whether Shtermer died in the colony or was taken to a hospital - a prison or civilian one. In the realities of Lukashenko's dictatorship, all such information is hidden.
Trial outcome 04.10.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Artyom was convicted in the summer of 2023 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom with placement in an open-type institution.
According to pro-government telegram channels, 45-year-old Alexander, the chief engineer of the Milkavita plant, “tried to disrupt the republican referendum,” and also sent money to the BySol fund.
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