He made guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he awarded fines totaling at least 4,553 rubles, as well as more than 33 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom. He found Daria Davidovich guilty of participating in the “March of Unity” under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus - “Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them” and sentenced her to 2 years without being sent to an open correctional facility. Found Evgeny Gomanov guilty of insulting a government official under Article 369 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to a sentence of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility for a period of 2 years 6 months, as well as compensation for moral damages in favor of the victim in the amount of 1,000 rubles and a state fee in in the amount of 87 rubles.
He made guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he awarded fines totaling at least 4,553 rubles, as well as more than 33 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom. He found Daria Davidovich guilty of participating in the “March of Unity” under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus - “Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them” and sentenced her to 2 years without being sent to an open correctional facility. Found Evgeny Gomanov guilty of insulting a government official under Article 369 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to a sentence of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility for a period of 2 years 6 months, as well as compensation for moral damages in favor of the victim in the amount of 1,000 rubles and a state fee in in the amount of 87 rubles.
He was previously convicted of distributing extremist materials.
Trial outcome 12.03.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 05.05.2025
unknown.
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Evgeny was convicted under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
Trial outcome 13.11.2024
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
On 01.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 22.05.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 01.08.2024
unknown.
Regime change trial 10.12.2025
unknown years of prison regime.
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5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.02.2024
unknown.
Appeal 18.12.2024
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
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 prosecution , Mikhail Leshukovich, who was in custody before the verdict, on one of the YouTube channels, under the video “Protests in Belarus: is this possible in Tajikistan?” publicly posted a comment humiliating the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko, thus spreading slander against him in a form open to the public.
There are still more than a thousand comments under the video.
Before his arrest, Denis worked as a driver for a Lithuanian transport company. According to the prosecution, in August 2020, he participated in a march in Grodno, standing on the roadway, forming "couples," and blocking traffic on Yanka Kupala Avenue, disobeying police orders. At the trial, Denis partially admitted to participating in the march, denying that he interfered with public transportation.
Trial outcome 05.10.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, unknown rubles of compensation.
The initial reason for the arrest was the distribution of extremist materials as part of an administrative, politically motivated case.
During his arrest, the man was charged with criminal offenses for numerous likes on Odnoklassniki.
On July 4, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Dentist-orthopedist of the first qualification category of the medical and sanitary unit «Grodno Azot».
At least 8 law enforcement officers broke into the dentist's house, put him face down on the floor. When asked what he has to do with protest activities, Alexander replied: «Absolutely none».
The video of the search of Alexander's house on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs showed a pistol, cartridges and magazines with naked women. The man explained that he brought the cartridges from Mongolia, they have been stored with him since 1990. The law enforcement officers did not substantiate which law he violated with magazines and why they drew attention to them.
In a video posted on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Alexander Duraev said that he was detained for insulting officials and the president in social networks.
Sasha has no close relatives in Belarus. He is a great connoisseur of music, hi-fi, drummer.
Evgeny, a car mechanic, was found guilty of insulting a government official on October 19, 2020, for posting the following comment on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus" under a photo of Sergei Zhuchkov, deputy commander of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee's OMON special police unit for ideological work and personnel support, in uniform: "Shit, not people."
He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 30.11.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1087 rubles of compensation.
Denis was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the "March of Unity" protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
Trial outcome 13.12.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 71 ruble of compensation.
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