Vitaly is a political strategist living in the United States. He came to Gomel to visit his parents and was arrested on July 29, 2020, after which he was placed in pretrial detention. According to the charges brought against him, Vitaly was accused of organizing and preparing group actions that grossly violated public order during a signature collection picket held by the initiative group for the nomination of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a presidential candidate on May 29, 2020, in Grodno. Thus, he became one of the defendants in the so-called "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 19, 2020, he was released from custody, but remained under investigation, and on October 27, he left Belarus.
Polina was released from liability under Article 86 of the Criminal Code. This article establishes the procedure for releasing a person from criminal liability while subjecting them to administrative liability under certain conditions: the person committed a minor or moderate crime for the first time and made amends for the damage, and administrative penalties are sufficient to rectify the damage.
Михаил — доцент, кандидат технических наук, автор монографий и разработок, первым в Беларуси зарегистрировал автомобиль на альтернативном топливе. Руководил лабораторией в Витебском технологическом университете, занимавшейся водородными технологиями.
В 2006 году интерес к его работе проявил КГБ. После отказа сотрудничать с органами Михаила обвинили в «хищении через злоупотребление служебными полномочиями» и в 2007 году приговорили к 5 годам колонии.
После освобождения он занялся правозащитной деятельностью: вошёл в организацию «Платформа», позже стал сооснователем «Платформы Инновейшн». Повторно был задержан в августе 2014 года, через неделю после оглашения приговора в отношении директора ЧКПУ «Платформа Инновейшн» Андрея Бондаренко. В 2015 году Витебский областной суд признал его виновным по нескольким статьям — разглашение служебной тайны, незаконные средства для сбора информации, дача взятки — и приговорил к лишению свободы в условиях строгого режима. В октябре того же года Верховный суд усилил наказание на полгода.
Освобождён в феврале 2021 года, полностью отбыв назначенный судом срок наказания.
23 января 2024 года Михаила вновь задержали, при обыске и допросах к нему применяли насилие. После выхода из изолятора он покинул Беларусь.
Trial outcome 10.07.2015
6 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
Appeal 23.10.2015
6 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
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