According to the materials of the prosecution, Yury Pratskevich twice took part in group actions that grossly violated public order, and also caused disruption of transport and enterprises. So, in the first case, he moved along the carriageway of Dolgobrodskaya Street as part of a column of employees of enterprises, in the second case, along Nezalezhnosti and Winners Avenues. He was identified by his clothes, and then the investigators found photos from the protests in his phone.
Pratskevich fully admitted his guilt at the court session.
According to the materials of the prosecution , on August 16, 2020, Valeria Sokol took part in an unsanctioned mass event in the center of Minsk. In court, Valeria admitted her guilt in full and indicated to the court that on August 16 and 30, 2020, she took part in unauthorized mass events that took place in Minsk, which she learned about from social networks.
Trial outcome 24.02.2023:
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
The man was accused of participating in a protest rally in Minsk in the fall of 2020. Sergei was identified by photographs from the protests found by the security forces in his mobile phone. The man fully admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.
Sergey Savkin has a higher education, raises a minor child. He worked as a director in a limited liability company.
Trial outcome 23.02.2023:
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Yan, the editor of the NEXTA Telegram channels, under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Yan on the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
The woman was accused of publicly insulting A. Lukashenko for writing a comment on the Odnoklassniki social network. That comment was written in March 2021 under the news that during Lukashenka’s visit to the hospital, the guards did not allow one doctor to see the patient, because of which the patient died.
Trial outcome 20.02.2023:
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
The criminal case is related to protest graffiti written with a felt-tip pen in Brest. Earlier, security forces announced the arrest of a 68-year-old pensioner who wrote "No to war" and "Long live Belarus!" at a public transport stop.
Before the trial, the woman was placed under house arrest. After the verdict was announced, the woman's house arrest was lifted.
Detained for participating in protests in Minsk in 2020.
It became known that on February 17, 2023, four residents of Postavy were sentenced to "house arrest".
Before the verdict, all but Lyudmila Tsybulskaya were in custody. They were released in the courtroom.
They were found guilty for participating in one of the Minsk Marches. According to the charges, they disrupted the operation of public transport by going out onto the roadway during protests, shouting slogans, clapping, and holding a flag. Yuri Dikovich was also tried for another March. Dikovich, Levko, and Pleshavenya pleaded guilty in full, Tsybulskaya - partially. Dikovich said that he had planned to participate in the Marches in advance because he did not agree with the use of violence against protesters. Levko, Pleshavenya, and Tsybulskaya said that they came to Minsk from another city to take part in the March. Levko did not agree with the election results, Tsybulskaya and Pleshavenya came "out of interest."
It is known that Dikovich is raising a daughter with a disability, and Tsybulskaya is a pensioner.
Trial outcome 17.02.2023
2 years 3 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the accusation, one December night, he wrote the phrase “ACAB” and twice “Long live Belarus” on the Brest stall “Snuffboxes”. For this, they counted 18 rubles of “damage” (which the guy compensated before the trial).
A resident of the Ivatsevichi district. She keeps horses in the village of Khodorki, gives the opportunity to ride them and take photos. This activity of hers is registered as the equestrian farmstead "Razgon".
She was charged under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code for publicly insulting Lukashenko. On September 20, 2023, the woman published a "repentant video" in which she says that she received a punishment in the form of "house arrest".
Trial outcome 24.01.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The reason for the arrest Vera and her husband Andrey (elder of the Novaya Zemlya Baptist Church) Probably, the published photos from the 2020 protests have become. A criminal case was initiated against Momoiko's family for participating in protest actions.
Andrey and Vera Mamoyko are also well-known musicians who have participated in the recording of several albums of Christian music. At the moment, Mamoiko worked as a developer in one of the IT companies in Belarus.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The reason for the arrest of Andrei (an elder of the Novaya Zemlya Baptist Church) and his wife Vera was probably the published photos from the 2020 protests. A criminal case was initiated against Momoiko's family for participating in protest actions.
Andrey and Vera Mamoyko are also well-known musicians who have participated in the recording of several albums of Christian music. At the moment, Mamoiko worked as a developer in one of the IT companies in Belarus.
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