Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 18 decisions awarding at least 118 days of administrative arrest and at least 6 years of restriction or imprisonment.
On July 4, 2022, she sentenced Alexei Chekel, who was accused of insulting the President of Belarus (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). She considered the fact that the accused had a dependent minor son as a mitigating circumstance. Vershinina found Chekel’s guilt proven and sentenced him to imprisonment in a general regime colony for a period of one and a half years.
On January 10, 2023, she convicted Vitaly Ryzhansky under Part 1 of Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He was initially accused of insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), insulting Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and slandering Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code). It is not known for certain under what article he was ultimately convicted. Sentence: 2 years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 18 decisions awarding at least 118 days of administrative arrest and at least 6 years of restriction or imprisonment.
On July 4, 2022, she sentenced Alexei Chekel, who was accused of insulting the President of Belarus (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). She considered the fact that the accused had a dependent minor son as a mitigating circumstance. Vershinina found Chekel’s guilt proven and sentenced him to imprisonment in a general regime colony for a period of one and a half years.
On January 10, 2023, she convicted Vitaly Ryzhansky under Part 1 of Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He was initially accused of insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), insulting Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and slandering Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code). It is not known for certain under what article he was ultimately convicted. Sentence: 2 years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Sergei was convicted in court for insulting Lukashenko. On May 5, 2023, the case was heard by Judge Inna Sivets.
On June 4, 2024, the OrshaDistrict and Orsha Courtheard another criminal case against Sergei.Hewas again accusedof insulting Lukashenko . The casewas heard byJudgeYuliaVershinina .
The courtfoundthat SergeiGnevko, "beinga personpreviouslyconvictedof publiclyinsultingLukashenkoand having been taken to the special detention facility of the Orsha District Department of Internal Affairs for committing an administrative offense under Article19.1of the Code of AdministrativeOffenses (petty hooliganism), while in a state of alcoholic intoxication, in the presence of police officers and an employee of the special detention facility, publicly made a statement containing an obscene form of speechaddressed toAlexanderLukashenkoin connectionwith the exercise of his powers."
The courtfoundSergeiGnevkoguilty and,underPart2of Article368of the Criminal Code,he was sentencedtoimprisonment for a term of four years.Based on the totality of sentences, the courtpartiallyaddedthe unservedsentenceunder the previoussentence to the sentence imposed and finally sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of 4 years and 6 months.
On August 16, 2024, the appeal hearing took place and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 05.05.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 04.06.2024
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 16.08.2024
unknown.
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The details of the criminal case are unknown - the trial was held behind closed doors. Probably, Natalia Govorova tried to appeal the verdict of the Orsha court.
Trial outcome 13.03.2025
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 200 basic values fine, 5000 rubles of compensation.
Lidiya was convicted for reposting information concerning Tatyana Alantieva, the head of the election commission, to a Telegram channel. The information in question was a protocol with the voting results that she had drawn up while performing her duties at one of the polling stations.
According to human rights activists, she was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 26.04.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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