Included in the top 10 most unprincipled judges of Lukashenko.
In politically motivated cases, he awarded a total of at least 7.5 years of administrative arrest, 53,703 Belarusian rubles. fines and decades of imprisonment and restriction of freedom. Karsyuk sentenced Oksana Kolb, editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Novy Chas”, to 2.5 years in prison; in the case of Pavel Voropai, he sentenced him to 3.6 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 12,800 Belarusian rubles. rub. and compensation for the “victims”.
Included in the top 10 most unprincipled judges of Lukashenko.
In politically motivated cases, he awarded a total of at least 7.5 years of administrative arrest, 53,703 Belarusian rubles. fines and decades of imprisonment and restriction of freedom. Karsyuk sentenced Oksana Kolb, editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Novy Chas”, to 2.5 years in prison; in the case of Pavel Voropai, he sentenced him to 3.6 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 12,800 Belarusian rubles. rub. and compensation for the “victims”.
Vasily was arrested in May 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for restoring graffiti with "DJs of Change" in the famous protest courtyard "Square of Change" under the article "malicious hooliganism committed by a group of persons." In August of the same year, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom with direction and released from custody in the courtroom before the verdict came into force.
It is known that in October 2024, a case was considered in relation to Vasily within the framework of special proceedings to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 23.08.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 334 rubles of compensation.
Sergei was found guilty of posting photos of Lukashenko with obscene comments on his VKontakte page in July 2019 and September 2020. Due to the presence of obscene language, the text was not read out in court.
Valery was detained on April 29, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened after a protest action, the March of Heroes, which took place in Minsk on September 13, 2020. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In July 2022, his sentence was changed and he was transferred to “house arrest” due to health reasons.
Trial outcome 12.07.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 60 rubles of compensation.
Vadim was arrested in April 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk against the falsification of the presidential election results.
In November and December 2024, as well as in February 2025, in absentia court hearings were held regarding Vadim “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”
Andrei was detained in April 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk against the falsification of the presidential election results.
In November and December 2024, as well as in February 2025, Andrei was tried in absentia “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”
Danila, a lighting designer fired from the New Drama Theatre for going on strike, was arrested in March 2021 for “solo picketing” and given administrative arrest. Ten days later, a criminal case was opened against him and he was later convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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