Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
According to the telegram channel supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, Alexander was detained for transferring the data of employees of the Slonim district police Department to the bot of the «Black Book of Belarus», for calling for strikes and for participating in unauthorized mass actions in 2020.
Released for health reasons on bail of 100 basic units.
16.08.2023
Областной суд оставил решение районного суда в силе.
Trial outcome 25.05.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The man was accused of leaving a comment in Belarusian in the corporate chat of one of the social networks of a large freight transportation company, in which he explained that: “our flag is white-red-white”; and called today’s: “sunrise over a swamp.”
Pavel wrote the comment while he was in Western Europe on a flight after which he returned to Belarus.
Pavel Dubov from Minsk, married, has a child under three. The man filed an appeal against the sentence to the regional court.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 16.03.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Based on the information, she was followed and detained near the store. Her house was searched. It is known that she was detained as part of a criminal case. He is accused of participating in protests in September 2020.
The man, according to the materials of the prosecution, posted publications in Telegram in which he gave a negative assessment of Lukashenko — profanity was used in the messages. In them, the accused allegedly also called for violence against military man of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, law enforcement officers, incited national and social enmity: «Russian invaders participating in the forcible seizure of foreign state territory by military force».
Trial outcome 31.03.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Daniil, who worked at the Grodno branch of Beltelecom, was detained for several comments on social networks in early October 2022 and placed in custody pending trial.
On 11.04.2023, the appeal was reviewed and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
As stated by the investigation, Ruslan from February 2017 to November 2020 posted on his page in ok.ru publications with insulting and slanderous statements against Lukashenko. There were also accusations of Lukashenko's murder in the publications.
Works as a foreman at the elevator at JSC "Lidakhleboprodukt". On the day of the arrest, Igor was called to the checkpoint, first two "employees", then a bus flew up, from which OMON in uniform jumped out. Detained for participating in protests in 2020.
On December 22, 2022, the Court of Appeal took place.
Trial outcome 03.11.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Citizen of the Russian Federation. Elena has two minor daughters (born in 2014 and 2015).
Before the trial, she was heldin pretrial detention for 8months .
In March 2023, it became known about Elena's serious condition in IK-4, where she was serving her sentence. "For example, when Elena was once in a very serious condition, she was not given medical care, although everything was extremely bad. She had a temperature of almost 40, she was delirious, then she started having problems with her joints, an abscess. But then she was not even assigned to the medical unit, the prisoners themselves took her there,"said one of the former prisoners.
She was releasedon October 29, 2024,having served her entiresentence.
Owner of a dog hotel in Grodno and has a higher education.
Pavel was accused of “posting publications in the form of images with text messages that are unacceptable for use from the point of view of modern culture” on the social network VKontakte, which the court considered as degrading the honor and dignity of Lukashenko.
11.11.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 22.12.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Andrei was accused of using his mobile phone on the Odnoklassniki social network to leave a publication with an image and text that “humiliates the honor and dignity of an individual, offensive information and a negative assessment” of Lukashenko. Andrey’s publications on the page were noticed by a police officer while monitoring social networks.
Andrey has a dependent minor child.
At the end of November 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 14.12.2022:
1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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