He works at the «Mayak» Center for Additional Education, led an art circle.
Telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus published the news, that he was going to go to Ukraine and join Kalinovsky's battalion.
Detained for registering in the chatbot «Peramoga».
He was brought up in a family orphanage.
The trial was held behind closed doors, so the details of the court session and the position of the political prisoner in the case are unknown.
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He's a former medical examiner. I studied programming.
Trial outcome 27.06.2022:
5,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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Nikolai, a technician at the Institute of Powder Metallurgy, was arrested in July 2021 in a criminal case related to the "Busly Lyatsyats" initiative. Some of the charges involved damaging the car of a Borisov district judge. As a result, he was sentenced to a long prison term and a fine.
Nikolai had previously been arrested after attempting to file a complaint with the Central Election Commission on July 16, 2020, where his front tooth was knocked out.
Trial outcome 28.09.2022
8 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 300 basic values fine.
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Resident of the Mogilev region. Native of Lithuania. Detained for sabotage of the railway near the stations of Bobruisk, as well as arson of the shooting range of military unit 5527.
On October 25, 2022, the court’s appeal hearing took place, and the verdict came into force.
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He was detained for arson on February 28, 2022, at the Zherd-Ostankovichi station of a relay cabinet of signaling, centralization and blocking (SCB), as a result of which traffic lights and switches on this site were put into non-working condition. The Ostankovichi — Zherd stage is located on the Zhlobin — Kalinkovichi line, which then continues to Ovruch (Zhytomyr region of Ukraine).
Trial outcome 27.12.2022:
21 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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In his confessional video, he said that he was detained for subscribing to “destructive Telegram channels,” where he disseminated extremist information, as well as for trying to “intimidate the police.”
Trial outcome:
4 years imprisonment in a colony
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According to the telegrams of channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for registration in the plan «Peramoga».
He is a DOSAAF driving instructor.
Trial outcome 26.12.2022
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 10.03.2023
unknown.
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Convicted of administering the channel «Petrikov 97%».
The channel discussed election issues, the place and time of peaceful rallies for those who disagree with the results of counting votes in the elections and other issues.
Yevgeny Klimov was also accused of inciting social hostility for reposting a message about a special purpose police unit from the «Nexta» telegram channel.
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On March 17, the State Security Committee announced the detention of a group of Belarusians who were preparing a terrorist attack against Russian troops in the Mozyr district.
According to the case file, in the period from August 2020 to February 2022, Pleshkun and Selvich purchased components for the manufacture of Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnic products, which were stored and transported in various vehicles and places for their subsequent use in the commission of an act of terrorism, an attack on buildings, institutions, vehicles, as well as law enforcement officers.
In addition, Pleshkun allegedly made Molotov cocktails himself and, together with Selvich, prepared for the deliberate disrepair of vehicles and communication routes, which could lead to the death of a person, a crash or an accident.
Sergey Peshkun has two young children.
Trial outcome 08.02.2023:
16 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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According to the case materials, Kuzmitsky, having perverted values and a wrong understanding of the word «patriotism», purposefully joined a terrorist organization and headed certain resources of the network «...97».
He administered more than 30 chats, which he filled with extremist materials under strict control and guidance from abroad. The man formed the composition of extremist communities, distributed roles and organized the participation of their members in protest actions.
In addition, he took measures to unite and increase the number of communities: morally supported them in private conversations, organized joint leisure activities, distribution of propaganda products, drawing drawings and inscriptions of an extremist nature on the facades of buildings.
Trial outcome 03.11.2022:
15 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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An employee of the Mogilev branch of Beltelecom. Arrested at the workplace on October 28, 2021. He is preliminarily accused of distributing data to employees of law enforcement agencies.
Trial outcome 05.12.2022:
6.5 years in prison.
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Dmitry was arrested in July 2021 in connection with a criminal case involving an attempted assassination of propagandist Grigory Azarenok under the article "Act of Terrorism." According to the prosecution, he committed "deliberate actions aimed at preparing an act of terrorism against Azarenok." Various options were considered, including forcibly coercing him into recording a video message.
Dmitry was the only defendant in the case who did not plead guilty. At his trial, he stated that he was drawn into the crime during an investigative experiment. He claimed that after his arrest, he was subjected to violence and torture, forced to sign a confession. During interrogation, he sustained serious injuries to his hands, which now prevents him from working full-time. At the first hearing, he also announced his desire to renounce his Belarusian citizenship, as he "has no connection to terrorism."
In December 2022, Dmitry was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony, as well as a large fine.
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Alexander was arrested in January 2021 in connection with the mass riots case and convicted on charges of participating in Telegram channels of a “radical orientation,” as well as intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka kiosks.
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Denis, a special communications officer for the General Staff of the Armed Forces, was detained in March 2021 and convicted for, according to pro-government media, photographing a secret letter from the Minister of Internal Affairs to the Minister of Defense and “passing it on to a Polish Telegram channel.”
The trial was held behind closed doors, and the verdict was not subject to appeal or review. In addition to a long prison term, Denis was also stripped of his military rank.
In August 2022, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
Trial outcome 14.05.2021
18 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, military service restriction.
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Ilya was convicted of attempting to set fire to the Zhodino prosecutor's office building in October 2020. According to investigators, he set fire to a manufactured device on the porch to express disdain for law enforcement. As a result of the scattering of a mixture of petroleum products and bottle fragments, the front door and canopy were damaged, causing damages of more than 1,500 rubles.
Trial outcome 08.04.2021
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1500 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 06.07.2021
the sentence was upheld.
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.
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