An accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Kutsko Ruslan Vasilyevich is an employee of the security forces involved in politically motivated repressions, during which thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence. He took part in identifying protesters from video, drew up reports, testified in court. He acted as a victim in the case of a single mother who was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and ordered to pay material compensation for moral damage in the amount of 2,000 rubles for a comment on the Internet.
An accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Kutsko Ruslan Vasilyevich is an employee of the security forces involved in politically motivated repressions, during which thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence. He took part in identifying protesters from video, drew up reports, testified in court. He acted as a victim in the case of a single mother who was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and ordered to pay material compensation for moral damage in the amount of 2,000 rubles for a comment on the Internet.
Maxim was accused of leaving an offensive comment on the Odnoklassniki social network in a group titled "Belsat TV Channel" under a news story about a single mother's sentencing. The story claimed the single mother had allegedly insulted police officer Kutsko with an "offensive symbol" and received two years of "house arrest." Maxim's own comment also targeted Kutsko, and the story was accompanied by a photograph of "police officers in uniform."
The police officer demanded compensation for "moral damages," the court upheld the claim, and Maxim's phone was confiscated by the state as "an instrument of committing a crime."
Trial outcome 19.02.2024
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 50 basic values fine, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Elena has been convicted multiple times on politically motivated charges, including "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" through comments on Telegram channels.
Her first trial took place in December 2022 for "insulting a government official," the outcome of which is unknown. In March 2023, she was sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility and a large fine for a comment with an emoji addressed to police captain Ruslan Kutsko.
In April 2024, a new criminal case was heard against Elena under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko," the verdict for which is also unknown.
In October 2024, she was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" for comments about Lukashenko, security forces, and participants in the war in Ukraine, and sentenced to imprisonment.
Releasedin autumn 2025.
Trial outcome 21.12.2022
unknown.
Appeal 10.02.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 10.03.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 3700 rubles of compensation.
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