
Alexey Gennadievich Melnikov
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre

An accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Mikhail Gavrilov is an employee of state bodies involved in politically motivated repressions. Involved in the persecution of citizens who expressed disagreement with the Lukashenko regime and spoke out against the falsification of the presidential elections in the Republic of Belarus in 2020. Acted as a state prosecutor in courts in politically motivated cases. Requested punishment for Alexei Melnikov and Igor Rudchik, who used city garbage containers as protection from an attack by law enforcement officers on civilians, as a result of which the containers were damaged. The court ordered the men to pay 3,081 rubles 60 kopecks in compensation for material damage, in addition, Alexei was sentenced to 5 years in prison, and Igor - to 4. Responsible for the criminal inaction of the prosecutor's office and the refusal to initiate criminal cases against law enforcement officers guilty of using violence, damaging property and killing civilians.
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