Henadz Mikalayevich Filistovich

Number of repressed:

1

Birthday:

28 march 1974

Assistant Platoon Commander of the Patrol and Post Service Company of the Molodechno District Department of Internal Affairs. Senior Police Warrant Officer (until 2021). He testified in the trial against Viktor Tavgen (). He was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for "grossly disturbing public order" on the evening of August 9th, specifically "waving his arms, playing loud music on a tape recorder, and creating artificial light with a flashlight." Filistovich said there were aggressive individuals in the crowd. At one point, they formed a chain and advanced on the police. They stood there while they waited for riot police to assist them. Tavgen attracted attention by walking around with a loudspeaker. He perceived his actions as aggressive because he wasn't just standing there, but waving his arms. Personal number: Mobile He is an accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Belarus and a person involved in politically motivated repression in Belarus. He took direct part in the violent suppression of protests in the city of Molodechno. He subsequently testified in the trial of Viktor Tavgen, charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for participating in protests on August 9, 2020. According to the prosecution, he played loud music and created artificial light with a flashlight, thereby grossly violating public order. Gennady Filistovich explained in court that he perceived Tavgen's actions as aggressive, given that he was not simply standing there but waving his arms. For his participation in suppressing the protests, Lukashenko awarded him the medal "For Distinction in Public Order" by decree.