Dmitry, an employee of the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant in Zhlobin, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative, under the article on treason. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
He was released on bail in January 2022, and four months later it became known that the criminal case against Dmitry had been dropped.
Vadim, a machine operator in the rewinding, sorting, and packaging shop at the Khimvolokno Plant branch of Grodno Azot OJSC, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the Workers' Movement initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
Andrei, a machine operator in the Ammonia-3 workshop at the Grodno Azot plant, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the Workers' Movement initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
Alexander was arrested in March 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "threat of violence against an internal affairs officer." In May of that year, he was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in an open correctional facility.
In September 2021, Alexander, who was serving a sentence for a previous case, faced another court hearing for "insulting a government official." The charges stemmed from a comment he made about Ruslan Shumakher, a district police officer from Babruisk, in a Telegram chat deemed extremist. Alexander was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay compensation to the "victim."
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.05.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 20.09.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Final verdict by partial addition:
2 years 8 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Mikhail was found guilty in September 2021 of painting 13 red triangles with Belarusian designs on a public transport stop, causing damages totaling 19 rubles and 9 kopecks. According to the indictment, he also insulted Cherven District Judge Inessa Rayevskaya by writing the words "corrupt judge" on her fence.
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 21.09.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 19 rubles of compensation.
Nikolai was found guilty in June 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left in the "Country for Life" chat under a photograph of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, in which he placed his foot on a person's head.
According to human rights activists, Nikolai was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.06.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 750 rubles of compensation.
Alexey was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In November of that year, he was found guilty of setting fire to a national flag placed outside a store in the city of Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Vladislav was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In November of that year, he was found guilty of setting fire to a national flag placed outside a store in the city of Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Yana was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, she was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in June 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Andrei was arrested in July 2021 in a criminal case initially opened under the statute "hooliganism" for bringing a funeral wreath to a police officer's home.
In December 2021, Andrei was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and "threat against a judge or assessor." He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and ordered to pay substantial compensation to police officer Kalkovsky.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.12.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 1603 rubles of compensation.
Vitaly was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the articles "hooliganism" and "desecration of state symbols" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type institution.
He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Igor was convicted in September 2021 for comments left under a photo of a government official and a law enforcement officer on the social network Odnoklassniki and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 22.09.2021
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Evgeny was convicted in July 2021 for making a comment about an official, Interior Minister Kubrakov, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
In 2022, the punishment regime was tightened, and Evgeny was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 06.07.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Konstantin was arrested on May 12, 2021, for participating in a work Telegram chat called "Volnae Panstva," where he and colleagues discussed the protests and made comments about Lukashenko. He was sentenced to administrative arrest, after which he remained in custody, as a criminal case had been opened against him for group actions grossly violating public order and for the use of violence against a law enforcement officer.
In September 2021, Konstantin was found guilty of three criminal charges for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Rechitsa on August 9, 2020. He attempted to prevent the arbitrary detention of protesters and, as police were loading the detainee into a police vehicle, pushed Rechitsa police officer Dmitry Garay in the back. He was also charged with insulting Lukashenko.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
After his release, Konstantin was again subject to administrative charges for missing an ideological lecture. He subsequently left Belarus.
Maxim was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility. While in custody, Maxim gave birth to a child.
In January 2022, Maxim was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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