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.
Andrei is a Grodno journalist, publicist and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus. In 2011, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment with a 2-year suspended sentence on charges of slandering Lukashenko. He was released in the courtroom on his own recognizance not to leave. In 2012, a new criminal case was opened against him for publications in the media, but in 2013 it was closed due to lack of evidence. In the autumn of the same year, he was released from serving his sentence in the first case.
On March 25, 2021, Andrei was detained again. He was accused of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. The charges included articles about the 2020 Belarusian protests, the protection of the Polish minority, and publications about the USSR's attack on Poland in 1939. He spent more than 1.5 years in pretrial detention and was convicted in February 2023.
It is known that Andrey refused to write a petition for pardon. At present, he continues to be subjected to pressure, is deprived of visits and parcels. There are also no calls from him.
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.
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.
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