Vitaly Ksenofontovich Letsko
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Vitaly Ksenofontovich Letsko
Convicted in politically motivated cases.
In court, on an ongoing basis, through deception, money was stolen from citizens and personal belongings, which were then sold on various trading platforms. For example, people who wanted to travel abroad applied to the court. They were interested in whether they had debts on fines. However, imagine their surprise when it turned out that the payments did not go through on the papers. Citizens were offered to pay fines directly in court. They assured that they would deposit the money into the bank account themselves. In fact, he was embezzling the money for himself.
Convicted Viktor Sazonov, Roman Yurgel and Vladimir Khilmanovich and imposed a fine of 15 basic units each for a photograph on the Internet in which Grodno activists were photographed with portraits of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski.
Convicted in politically motivated cases.
In court, on an ongoing basis, through deception, money was stolen from citizens and personal belongings, which were then sold on various trading platforms. For example, people who wanted to travel abroad applied to the court. They were interested in whether they had debts on fines. However, imagine their surprise when it turned out that the payments did not go through on the papers. Citizens were offered to pay fines directly in court. They assured that they would deposit the money into the bank account themselves. In fact, he was embezzling the money for himself.
Convicted Viktor Sazonov, Roman Yurgel and Vladimir Khilmanovich and imposed a fine of 15 basic units each for a photograph on the Internet in which Grodno activists were photographed with portraits of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski.
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Viktor, a human rights activist with the organization "Viasna," was detained on July 14, 2021, following a search of his home. During the search, his computers and phones were seized. The office of Viasna's Grodno branch was also searched.
Released on July 16, 2021.
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- Twice political prisoners
- Journalists
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Activists
- Twice political prisoners
- Journalists
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
Andrei is a Grodno-based journalist, publicist, and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus. In 2011, he was sentenced to three years in prison with a two-year suspended sentence for slandering Lukashenko. He was released in court on his own recognizance. In 2012, a new criminal case was opened against him for media publications, but in 2013 it was dismissed due to lack of evidence. In the fall of that year, he was released from the first case.
On March 25, 2021, Andrei was arrested again. He was charged with inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. The charges included articles about the 2020 Belarusian protests, the defense of the Polish minority, and publications about the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. He spent over 1.5 years in pretrial detention and was convicted in February 2023.
It is known that Andrei refused to submit a petition for pardon. He continues to be subjected to pressure and is deprived of visits and parcels. He has also received no phone calls.
On April 28, 2026, Andrzej Poczobut was released following lengthy negotiations and an exchange for Belarusian spies in Poland. He was immediately transported to Poland.