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Dmitriy Gennadievich Lukashevich
Dmitry Gennadyevich Lukashevich is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus.
Lukashevich is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk, he issues numerous politically motivated sentences against activists and participants in peaceful protests. In judicial practice, Dmitry Lukashevich considers not only administrative cases, but also criminal ones. As a result of his decisions, fines for a total of no less than 16,539 rubles and administrative arrests for a total of no less than 793 days have already been issued, and representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus have also been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
In particular, on March 21, 2017, Lukashevich considered the case against O. Volchek under Part 1 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code. Then the court received materials with significant violations of the Procedural and Executive Code. The testimony of the witnesses did not correspond to the circumstances of the case and contradicted each other. The judge found Volchek guilty.
On June 23, 2021, Dmitry Lukashevich sentenced political prisoner Nikolai Denisevich to four years in a general regime colony.
In 2020, he sentenced activist Valentin Trotsky to 15 days of administrative arrest just for being at a picket to collect signatures for nominating alternative candidates.
Thus, Lukashevich Dmitry Gennadyevich is responsible for human rights violations and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. His work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Lukashevich’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
Dmitry Gennadyevich Lukashevich is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus.
Lukashevich is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk, he issues numerous politically motivated sentences against activists and participants in peaceful protests. In judicial practice, Dmitry Lukashevich considers not only administrative cases, but also criminal ones. As a result of his decisions, fines for a total of no less than 16,539 rubles and administrative arrests for a total of no less than 793 days have already been issued, and representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus have also been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
In particular, on March 21, 2017, Lukashevich considered the case against O. Volchek under Part 1 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code. Then the court received materials with significant violations of the Procedural and Executive Code. The testimony of the witnesses did not correspond to the circumstances of the case and contradicted each other. The judge found Volchek guilty.
On June 23, 2021, Dmitry Lukashevich sentenced political prisoner Nikolai Denisevich to four years in a general regime colony.
In 2020, he sentenced activist Valentin Trotsky to 15 days of administrative arrest just for being at a picket to collect signatures for nominating alternative candidates.
Thus, Lukashevich Dmitry Gennadyevich is responsible for human rights violations and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. His work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Lukashevich’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
List of repressed
Allegedly arrested for insulting comments on the Internet.
He was detained upon his return to Belarus.
Convicted for participating in protests.
He was released in the fall of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
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Leonid, a Russian citizen, was arrested in August 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence, and deported from Belarus with a one-year entry ban.
Alexey was arrested in August 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held within the framework of special proceedings on the issue of increasing the severity of the punishment.
Alexey was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer." In November of that year, he was accused of throwing a wooden door from a shared balcony of a high-rise building onto police officers in August 2020.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Timofey was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer." In November of that year, he was accused of throwing a wooden door from a shared balcony of a high-rise building onto police officers in August 2020.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Evgeny was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer." In November of that year, he was accused of throwing a wooden door from a shared balcony of a high-rise building onto police officers in August 2020.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Mikhail was convicted in a criminal case initiated over the events of November 1, 2020, when a march to Kurapaty was taking place in Minsk. He was accused of blocking the road near Chelyuskintsev Park during the rally, which resulted in damage to Minsktrans. Despite the fact that Mikhail had previously been brought to administrative responsibility for the same episode, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom without being sent to a correctional facility.
In 2023, at least two court hearings were held regarding Mikhail "on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility." The results of these hearings are unknown.
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Nikolai was detained in April 2021 in connection with the events of October 18, 2020, during the "Partisan March" in Minsk. He was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: for participating in mass riots, intentional damage to property, and the threat of violence against security forces. According to the prosecution, he threw stones and asphalt at service minibuses with Almaz fighters, causing material damage. 13 security forces were recognized as victims, but only three appeared in court - in balaclavas and with changed names.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Dmitry, a UX/UI designer, was arrested on August 11, 2020, on charges of organizing mass riots.
In March and September 2021, he was found guilty twice under charges of "organizing mass riots" and "illegal actions against objects whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." His total prison sentence was eight years.
In March 2023, Dmitry's sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime for a term of three years.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.