According to the materials of the prosecution, Maxim Ankuda , using social networks and a mobile phone, publicly insulted several state officials: the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and other officials in connection with the performance of their official duties.
Released upon expiration of sentence in May 2023
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
4th year student of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank.
He was detained on November 10 right in the dean's office.
It is known that he was identified by a photo from the protest.
In August 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years and 2 months of imprisonment.
Detained for participating in protests. He studies English, worked as a tester before his arrest, worked hard for it (before that he was a storekeeper) - he worked for 3 months in a new place and was detained.
According to the prosecution materials , Yuri Usnich took an active part in protests in August 2020 in Minsk.
Loves children. An optimist who endures difficulties.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
2 months of arrest .
Oksana was sentenced to 2.5 years of restriction of freedom and was sent to an open correctional facility. On December 17, 2021, the appeal was considered.
In 2022 , the punishment was tightened and Oksana was sent to a colony.
According to human rights activists, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with assignment to an open correctional facility.
During the consideration of the case materials, it became known that on June 10, 2021, at about 11.00, Vasily Ivanovich came to the store for alcohol. But they didn't sell it to him. The man decided to go to a bar. There he took a beer, but for some unknown reason refused to pay for it. It is logical, From the side of the bartender, questions arose to the man. As a result, the man began to resent loudly - verbally "flew" both the bar employees and the existing government, and even Lukashenka. On the audio recordings that were listened to in court, one could hear, for example, such phrases: "97% are against him", "the cops have long agreed with the people", "they are innocent, they will soon serve their term, but they are serving for the truth", " he offended everyone of pensioners, s..a, he is a dictator "...
3 months of arrest .
As established during the trial, a drunk man tore the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus from the store building, after which he began waving it and hit the flagpole on the parapet of the building, causing it to break. Then the accused threw the flagpole with the torn banner into a puddle and walked on it.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry Karpinsky was accused of tearing the national flag of the Republic of Belarus from the building, tearing it and throwing it into an urn, and breaking the flagpole.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2023.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
It is known about Anton that he is married and has three young children.
Between August 18, 2020 and September 1, 2020, under a post on the page of political prisoner Pyotr Zinevich, the defendant posted the comment “creature.” As Anton Kovalev himself explained to the court, personal data of police officers was posted in this post. He put his comment under them.
Kovalev had about 8 months of “home chemicals” left to serve. However, allegedly due to violations of the conditions of serving his sentence, on April 11, 2023, his punishment was increased and he was sentenced to 4 months in prison. The man was taken into custody after the trial.
In August 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
1). 2 years of freedom restriction without referral to a correctional facility
2). 4 months of imprisonment in the colony.
According to the prosecution, on July 9, 2020, Ivanov publicly insulted in ok.ru district inspector of the city of Bobruisk Andrey Komara. Alexey read the reviews and had the temerity to also leave a comment: «You can see the scumbag on his face».
He is serving his sentence. The place of detention is being specified.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2023.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The victim is the deputy head of the Molodechno district police department for ideological work, Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gelda — asked for moral compensation — 2 500 BYN.
In the social network ок.ru he saw under the post with his photo Kulesh's comment: «To answer the bitch!» — and he was very offended, he felt insulted.
In June 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The man was accused of calling the police on 102 on January 14, 2021 and saying: “Lukashenka is a moron. That's all".
3 months of arrest .
According to the prosecution, on May 4, 2021, in the village of Bystritsa, Kobrin district, Kirilyuk, while intoxicated, damaged the flag on the facade of a grocery store. This was done " in order to damage the authority of the Republic of Belarus" .
According to estimates of human rights activists, he fully served his sentence.
1 year restriction of liberty .
On June 2, 2021, the court of the Moskovsky district of Brest considered the criminal case against Nikolay under Art. 370 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
3 months of arrest .
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