Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
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Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. Traffic Patrol Inspector of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Public Safety Police. Police Lieutenant.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Igor Nikolaevich Volnich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
On June 20, 2020, a peaceful rally called "Lance of Solidarity" took place in the central square of Gantsevichi. Igor Volnich, who arrived there, detained one of the participants with particular brutality, pinning the man's head to the asphalt with his knee.
Volnich also testified at court hearings as a victim of insults on social media. One of the defendants was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to a closed institution and ordered to pay 1,500 rubles in compensation for moral damages.
Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. Traffic Patrol Inspector of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Public Safety Police. Police Lieutenant.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Igor Nikolaevich Volnich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
On June 20, 2020, a peaceful rally called "Lance of Solidarity" took place in the central square of Gantsevichi. Igor Volnich, who arrived there, detained one of the participants with particular brutality, pinning the man's head to the asphalt with his knee.
Volnich also testified at court hearings as a victim of insults on social media. One of the defendants was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to a closed institution and ordered to pay 1,500 rubles in compensation for moral damages.
List of repressed
Alexander was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
In February 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a sentence of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Igor was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
Viktor was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
According to human rights activists, he was released in 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Sergei was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photograph of Senior Lieutenant Igor Volnich, a traffic police inspector from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. According to the indictment, he publicly insulted a government official under special state protection due to the performance of his official duties.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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- Retirees
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- Retirees
Sergei, a pensioner suffering from cancer, was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on social media under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
Despite Sergei claiming he wasn't politically active and spent most of his time at his dacha, and that he'd left the comment accidentally because the button under the post had jammed, he was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay moral damages and cover government costs.
Sergei was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee. In addition to his restricted freedom, Sergei was ordered to pay compensation.
Alexander was found guilty in the fall of 2021 for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki under a post about police officer Igor Volnich.
In May 2024, another court hearing was held against Alexander under the article "hooliganism", the outcome of which is unknown.
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- People with disabilities
- Associations
- People with disabilities
Dmitry was found guilty in September 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
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- Factory workers
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Factory workers
- Parents of minors
Nikolai was found guilty in June 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left in the "Country for Life" chat under a photograph of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, in which he placed his foot on a person's head.
According to human rights activists, Nikolai was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Artyom, a Belarusian Railways train driver, was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki under a photograph of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from Gantsevichi, kneeling on the neck of a protester.