Owner of the popular website s13.ru. Sergei was tried on October 25 for "dissemination of extremist materials" . The result of the trial was also 15 days of administrative arrest. That day it became known that the court, at the request of the Grodno city prosecutor, recognized the website s13.ru, which had existed for almost two decades, as "extremist materials" . After the first detention, Sergei was accused of "violating the procedure for organizing or holding mass events". The administrative case was heard on Wednesday by the Leninsky District Court, Judge Natalia Gorbach awarded another 15 days.
As a result, Sergei Chabotko was tried three times - for distributing extremist materials and "picketing" on the Internet.
Sergei was not released even after 45 days of administrative arrest. The man was probably taken into custody.
A former fighter of the Kalinovsky regiment, whom Vietnam extradited to Belarus.
It was reported that the man ended up in Asia because Lithuania recognized him as a threat to national security and banned him from entering the European Union. "Kalinovets" was delivered to Belarus on the evening of November 14 under a three-person escort. Vasily was delivered to Belarus on a Belavia flight (B2978) from Moscow on the evening of November 14. This plane landed at the Minsk National Airport at 23:48.
It is also known that the video with Veremeychik, which was published by propagandists, is, as expected, staged: it was filmed on a different plane and at a different time.
For "participation in pogroms and an attempt to set fire to a car belonging to employees of the prosecutor's office," a criminal case was opened against him under Part 1 of Article 366 (violence or threat against an official performing official duties) of the Criminal Code.
The man was a member of the Coordination Council. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's office expressed a strong protest in this regard.
"This step is part of the long-standing repressive policy of the Lukashenko regime, which stops at nothing to persecute its opponents, including those who fight for freedom and democracy, as well as those who defend Europe from Russian aggression," the statement said.
Trial outcome 12.12.2024: 1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Trial outcome 08.10.2024: unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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Trial outcome 21.11.2024: 1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Maxim was shown in a propaganda film, filmed in prison.
In the spring of 2022, he joined the Kalinovsky volunteer regiment, which was formed in February of that year with the aim of defending Ukraine from Russian invasion.
According to a pro-government TV channel, Ralko took part in military operations.
According to Zerkalo , Maksim Ralko resigned from Kalinovsky's regiment this summer. In the recent past, he lived in Poland. How and when he ended up in Belarus is unknown.
After the war in Ukraine began, the man went to Georgia for a while. But, apparently, he later returned to Belarus, the publication writes.
When and under what circumstances he was detained , as well as the details of the charges, have not yet been disclosed.
Silenko graduated from BNTU in 2012, where he received a degree in architecture. He is also known as a drummer and participant in musical projects such as OH. RA, BULVAR, Mnsr. Gustav and others.
Former employee of the Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions named after Shklyarov, tour guide.
Alexander was called "the legend of the Vetka Museum", "a favorite tour guide". He was interested in local history since his youth, loved to go on expeditions and collect antiques. He even bought some with his own money. Alexander has not worked at the museum recently. He was drafted into the army at the end of 2022, and after his service he did not return to the museum. According to Flagstock, shortly before his arrest, Alexander managed to work on state television. Before that, he repeatedly gave comments to the state press.
On May 3, 2024, Alexander was brought to administrative responsibility under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity).
Trial outcome 26.09.2024: unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.11.2024: unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Earlier, Yevgeny Olegovich Kotlyarov became known for the fact that his denunciations became the basis for the charges against several Gomel residents under administrative and criminal articles, including he was a witness in the case of human rights activist Leonid Sudalenko .
In 2023, Kotlyarov drew attention to the legality of the actions of local authorities, which led to his being sought by the police and placed in a temporary detention facility. In early 2024, under pressure from government agencies, he was forced to clean up his Facebook page.
Kotlyarov was detained in the spring of 2024 after publishing several videos in which he criticized the actions of an official of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Andrei Baranovsky .
Trial outcome 08.10.2024: 1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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According to the prosecution, from October 2020 to November 2023, Andrei Grigorievich Savitsky "administered an open group on Odnoklassniki. There, he posted several publications with a "negative assessment of Lukashenko", as well as a publication in which he "denied the mass extermination of civilians in the village of Khatyn by servicemen of the 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion of the security police and the special SS battalion of O. Dirlewanger as a result of the punitive operation on March 22, 1943."
It is known that the man was detained in February and placed in custody. The detention was carried out by GUBOPIK and SOBR officers.
Trial outcome 30.10.2024: 3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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