Requested 4.5 years in a general regime penal colony for Sergei Rimsha. 2.5 years of house arrest for Marina Polikarpova - the woman was beaten by two riot police officers, and when one of them began to strangle Marina, she instinctively bit the riot police sadist. Nikita does not see a violation of the law in the beating and strangulation of a woman by two punishers, who would have doubted it.
also 5000 BYN each for the "victims" Mazurkevich M.I. and Bondarchuk D.V. In addition, 2 years in a penal colony for Dmitry Furmanov, 3.5 years for Evgeniy Reznicenko, 4 years of a strict regime for Vladimir Kniga.
Requested 4.5 years in a general regime penal colony for Sergei Rimsha. 2.5 years of house arrest for Marina Polikarpova - the woman was beaten by two riot police officers, and when one of them began to strangle Marina, she instinctively bit the riot police sadist. Nikita does not see a violation of the law in the beating and strangulation of a woman by two punishers, who would have doubted it.
also 5000 BYN each for the "victims" Mazurkevich M.I. and Bondarchuk D.V. In addition, 2 years in a penal colony for Dmitry Furmanov, 3.5 years for Evgeniy Reznicenko, 4 years of a strict regime for Vladimir Kniga.
Vladimir, a former security officer and volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on June 4, 2020 and convicted in June 2021 in the "Tikhanovsky case." The criminal case was opened after a picket that took place on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.
In 2022, Vladimir was transferred to prison regime.
In July 2023, he was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration.”
Since September 2023, Vladimir has been held incommunicado, placed in a cell-type facility (PKT), and regularly issued new disciplinary violations. He has also been deprived of packages, visits, and phone calls.
In February 2025, the third trial took place under the article "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried on the basis of alleged violations. As a result, his total prison term was 6 years.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to information published in the pro-government video, Alexander Malikov, in December 2021, left an offensive comment on one of the social networks addressed to the commander of a military unit based in the Lida region. The defendant’s last posts on social networks date back to October 2023. Presumably, that's when he was detained.
He did not admit his guilt in court, explaining that he did not intend to insult the serviceman.
On March 19, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 24.01.2024
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the prosecution, in December 2021, Sergei Kemezh "after reading the information published in the destructive groups of the Vkontakte social network, posted an offensive comment against the commander of one of the military units" . It is alleged that he was registered under an invalid name and used a VPN, but he was still identified.
Sergei was already tried in September 2021 for the fact that on January 25, 2021, on the social network Vkontakte, under the news about the verdict for insulting the commander of the OMON Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee, he wrote an insulting comment about this policeman. appointed him two years of "chemistry", as well as compensate 3,000 rubles for moral damage. Sergey was also accused of extortion from the wife of a former classmate, for which he was also awarded 2 years of "chemistry". In total, the man was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of "chemistry".
In September 2022, Sergei was included in the "List of extremists".
In the Lida District Court on June 19, 2023, he was sentenced for “insulting a military serviceman” to two years in a general regime colony and 100 basic fines.
Trial outcome 21.09.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 19.07.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Dmitry, a member of the initiative group to nominate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for president, was detained on May 29, 2020, during an election picket in Grodno while collecting signatures and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 21, 2021, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Evgeniy, a volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on May 30, 2020 and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case" initiated after a picket on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.
On April 24, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 02.06.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 2000 rubles of compensation.
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