Political persecutions

Alexander was found guilty in September 2021 of a criminal offense under the article on insulting a government official for a comment posted on the social network Odnoklassniki about Andrei Komar, a senior district police officer in Bobruisk.

Andrei was found guilty of insulting a government official for a comment posted on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus." After a photograph and personal information about Senior Sergeant A.S. Bakhanovich was published, Andrei commented: "Cop... he's been a bastard since school."

Anna was found guilty in September 2021 of insulting a judge.

According to the case file, on November 30, 2020, while on Chailytka Street in Minsk, Anna posted a message to the judge in the "Ustaty Cockroach" group on the social network Odnoklassniki. The message contained the offensive phrase, "Disgusting, you'll get it back, and very soon." The court found that her actions violated the judge's authority and honor and undermined the prestige of the judicial system.

Tatyana was found guilty in September 2021 of insulting a government official for her comments on a post on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus" about Natalya Yermoolinskaya, head of the Borisov District Police Department's juvenile affairs inspectorate.

Evgeny was found guilty in September 2021 of insulting a government official and Lukashenko.

According to a prosecutor's office representative, in December 2020, he published a video on his VKontakte page, the title and text of which contained a negative assessment of Lukashenko, expressed in a rude and obscene manner.

In February 2021, Yevgeny also published a video on social media, which, according to case materials, the court deemed a public insult to Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Karpenkov.

Anton was found guilty in September 2021 of insulting a government official for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to a police officer from Grodno.

On September 2, 2021, Yulia was found guilty of insulting a police officer from Grodno. According to the case file, in May 2020, she posted on Odnoklassniki, calling one of the Grodno law enforcement officers a "fucker." At the time of publication, Yulia was in St. Petersburg.

In March 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a commitment to an open correctional facility. The outcome of the hearing, as well as Yulia's presence, are unknown.

It follows from the investigation materials that on April 3, 2021, Sharmanov was present at the Chizhovka Arena for a hockey match between the Gomel and Yunost-Minsk teams. There, allegedly in a state of alcoholic intoxication, he tore the Belarusian state flag from the flagpole and threw it down.

The accused told the court that he arrived at Chizhovka Arena at about 17:00 and was searched. He says that he was not intoxicated.

"When the drummer in the support group threw the drumsticks towards the team, I went down, picked up the sticks and handed them to the drummer. Below on the railings hung the national flag and the flag of the hockey club "Gomel". I was upset by the poor performance of the team, which was losing 3:0, got angry, tore the flag and threw it down. I had no direct intention to do this, I just could not cope with my emotions," he says .

Anastasia was found guilty in August 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article on insulting a government official for a comment left online on September 15, 2020, addressed to one of the deputy heads of Pretrial Detention Center No. 6.

Valentina was found guilty in August 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of Structures and Damage to Property." According to the charges, on May 9, 2021, in the agricultural town of Mikhanovichi in the Minsk region, she used an aerosol can to spray images of a white-red-white flag onto the surface of three power line supports.

Dmitry was convicted in August 2021 for a comment on the social network Odnoklassniki under a photograph of Sergei Rudko, head of the Bobruisk City Executive Committee's law enforcement department. A linguistic expert concluded that the comment was offensive and contained obscene language.

Pavel was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the article "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.

Pavel was arrested in October 2020 on charges of "hooliganism" and "violence or threat of violence against a police officer" and placed in pretrial detention. During the investigation, the charge of violence against a police officer was dropped because the charges were not substantiated.

In December 2020, Pavel was convicted of kicking the bumper of a traffic police car during the "People's Inauguration" march, which took place in Minsk on September 27, 2020. It is also known that while in custody, Pavel was convicted of an administrative offense for participating in the protest and fined 30 basic units. The ruling stated: "Failed to appear in court."

Released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

Marina was found guilty in December 2020 in a criminal case opened under the article "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer." The case concerned the events of August 9, 2020. At that time, Marina, a pharmacist, was detained and brutally beaten by two riot police officers, Daria Bondarchuk and Maria Mazurkevich. However, the criminal case was specifically opened against Marina. While being physically choked, Marina instinctively bit the hand of one of the police officers.

Yuri was found guilty in December 2020 in a criminal case for posting images on the social network VKontakte that, according to the prosecution, "contained a negative assessment of Lukashenko."