Since September 14, 2021, Koranevsky has been taken into custody in a pre-trial detention center for participating in protests. Released on November 2, 2021 in the courtroom.
Little is known about the case: at the request of the prosecutor's office, the court considered the issue of holding the court session behind closed doors, since the case materials contain extremist materials from the Punishers of Belarus channel and chat.
According to the prosecution, Tatyana Chak left an insulting comment in the telegram group “Korelichi 97%” addressed to Alexei Kot with the following content: “Are you talking about this creature?”.
According to the materials of the prosecution, in the period from June 23 to June 26, 2020, under the publication of Vladimir Lazarev with a photo of an employee of the Bobruisk police department, lieutenant colonel Rudko Deranchuk, left a comment on Facebook: "Mean bitch."
According to the indictment, on August 27, 2020, Olga Sizova left a comment on the Odnoklassniki social network under a post with the victim on the page of Andriy Lomsha with the following content: “Goat” , containing an indecent and negative assessment of police colonel Viktor Turchinovich.
Igor was found guilty under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code that on June 25, 2020, at lunchtime at the workplace, he posted an insulting comment addressed to the senior inspector of the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs Volnich. The comment contained the word “nit” and was posted under a photograph showing a PPS inspector kneeling on the head of a man lying on the ground and handcuffed.
On October 27, a man was found guilty of insulting a police officer from Grodno, Vladimir Kozlovsky, the same policeman who fell to the ground during a brawl on May 29 last year at an election picket to collect signatures for the nomination of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a presidential candidate. According to the prosecution, Vasilevsky left a comment in Odnoklassniki under Olga Karach's post with the word "scum." Vasilevsky, who has a second group disability due to heart problems, was detained for almost a month for commenting. After the announcement of the verdict, he was released in the courtroom.
According to the prosecution, on October 22, 2020, a 52-year-old native of Uzbekistan publicly insulted the head and employees of the Polotsk police department AlexanderGarus , Vitaly Sheshukov and Denis Karasev. Among the "victims" are the head of the law enforcement department of the public security prevention department, Lieutenant Colonel DenisKarasev , as well as the deputy head of the Polotsk ITT, Major VitalySheshukov , who were "threatened" by the woman.
Denis Botyan was detained on August 5, 2021 and placed in a temporary detention center for three days. Subsequently, he was released on personal bail. Based on the materials of the investigation, voiced in court on October 25, Denis Botyan published a message on the Internet on September 8, 2020: “Urgent, drivers on Masherov! Block the traffic, do not let the security forces gather, help the protesters!”.
A resident of the village of Ilyich, Rogachev district. Detained under Articles 130 and 369 of the Criminal Code. On September 1, 2022, a verdict was passed: the political prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
On April 26, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court began hearing a new criminal case against a political prisoner. The political prisoner was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3 .
As a result of the second trial, Andrey was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. The trial was held behind closed doors on May 22, 2023.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Andrei Stepankov.
Trial outcome 01.09.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 26.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 22.05.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.07.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Final verdict by partial addition:
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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