Aleshkevich Dmitry Vladimirovich Is Involved In Politically Motivated Repressions In The Republic Of Belarus
As The Head Of The Regime And Security Of The Correctional Institution "Prison No 8 In Zhodino", Aleshkevich Bears Personal Responsibility For The Cruel And Inhuman Treatment Of Prisoners And The Torture Used Against Them
The Actions Of Dmitry Aleshkevich Violate The Rights Of Citizens Of The Republic Of Belarus And Pose A Threat To Their Lives They Are Also Aimed At Strengthening The Repressive Regime In The Country
Aleshkevich Dmitry Vladimirovich Is Involved In Politically Motivated Repressions In The Republic Of Belarus
As The Head Of The Regime And Security Of The Correctional Institution "Prison No 8 In Zhodino", Aleshkevich Bears Personal Responsibility For The Cruel And Inhuman Treatment Of Prisoners And The Torture Used Against Them
The Actions Of Dmitry Aleshkevich Violate The Rights Of Citizens Of The Republic Of Belarus And Pose A Threat To Their Lives They Are Also Aimed At Strengthening The Repressive Regime In The Country
Yevgeny was arrested and convicted of pepper spraying police officers in Minsk during a protest against Lukashenko's inauguration on September 23, 2020.
On January 4, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 24.11.2020
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1500 rubles of compensation.
Pavel was arrested and convicted for spraying pepper gas on police officers on September 5, 2020, near the public memorial to Alexander Taraikovsky, located near the Pushkinskaya station.
At the end of June 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Stanislav was convicted of insulting a judge in Mogilev and sentenced to three years in an open-type correctional facility. As a result of the amnesty, the sentence was reduced by one year.
On February 15, 2022, KGB officers came to Stanislav for "chemistry", conducted a search and forced him to unlock his phone. After that, he was placed under administrative arrest ("for a day"), where he remained until April 29, 2022.
On April 29, 2022, the sentence was replaced by 5.5 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
On October 24, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Sergei was detained and convicted for spraying a pepper spray at a riot police officer during a protest on August 9, 2020 in Gomel against election fraud.
In June 2023 and May 2024, he was convicted twice of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration." This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often on trumped-up charges. As a result, his sentence was extended by two years, to five years.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in May 2025 after completing his sentence.
14.06.2021
Address: IK No. 17. 213004, Shklov, st. 1st Factory, 8
08.06.2021
Transferred to ST-8 Zhodino
Trial outcome 12.11.2020
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 1500 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 20.06.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Natalia, a citizen of Belarus and Switzerland, was detained on September 19, 2020, during the Women's March, a protest in Minsk. During her arrest, she tried to free herself and tore off the balaclava of a riot police officer. As a result, she was charged and convicted of "resisting a police officer."
In September 2021, the court changed Natalia's detention regime to prison.
She was released on February 18, 2022, thanks to diplomatic efforts by the Swiss authorities.
Trial outcome 07.12.2020
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 1081 ruble of compensation.
Vladislav was convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was with several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the detention of participants in the peaceful assembly.
On July 9, 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Pavel was arrested in September 2020 and convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was among several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the arrest of participants in the peaceful assembly.
In June 2022, Pavel was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution,” and an additional year of imprisonment was added to his sentence. This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, on fabricated charges.
On February 28, 2024, he was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
In December 2024, it became known that Pavel was detained again .
Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.
He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 12.02.2020
7 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 330 rubles of compensation.
Alexey is a Belarusian MMA fighter, multiple world champion in kickboxing and Thai boxing, and Honored Master of Sports of Belarus. He was detained on August 10, 2020, on the central square in Molodechno. After two weeks in the police department and pretrial detention center, he was released under house arrest. When Alexey failed to appear for his first court hearing on November 19, 2020, he was put on the wanted list.
In January 2021, he was detained in Moscow and six months later extradited to Belarus, despite a ban by the European Court of Human Rights. Alexey was convicted on charges of resisting police officers.
On December 28, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Oleg was arrested on January 6, 2021, and convicted of insulting a public official. The court ruled that the sentence would be suspended, so he was released in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 27.04.2021
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (with a deferment unknown years), 60 basic values fine.
Sergei was detained on December 5, 2020 and convicted of setting fire to the Tabakerka kiosk in Zhodino.
In the colony, he was repeatedly punished, including being placed in a punishment cell for writing poetry and refusing to work for free, and also received penalties for minor violations.
On August 19, 2023, Sergei was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
26.08.2021
Located in Shklov, Mogilev region, IK 17, street 1st Zavodskaya 8, department 13
Trial outcome 26.04.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 341 ruble of compensation.
Viktor, a member of the initiative group of presidential candidate Viktor Babariko, an independent observer at the 2020 elections at the Khatezhino polling station and a volunteer, was detained on December 6, 2020. He was convicted of hanging effigies with photographs of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the chairman of the Khatezhino election commission on the bridge with the inscription "We will not forget, we will not forgive!", as well as for applying images of the Belarusian coat of arms "Pahonia" to the structures and supports of the bridge.
He was released in September 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 19.04.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 6666 rubles of compensation.
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