Political prisoners

Alexander Aleksandrovich Ilyin

Dissidentby since
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A former employee of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs' Department of Investigative Activities. During the investigation, Alexander was brutally beaten in an attempt to extract a confession.

Alexander has heart problems and often spends time in the hospital undergoing examinations.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 05.12.2023
the sentence was upheld.

Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.

Involved in repression

Andrey Viktorovich Kovalchuk
Andrey Viktorovich Kovalchuk
Judges19 october 2026
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
05.12.2023
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in IK-3

Alexander Aleksandrovich Ilyin
In custody:
Hometown:
Minsk
Mailing address:
IK №3
Health problems:
Heart
Articles:
Groups:
Law enforcement

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~19.12.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  3. 2023
  4. ~26.09.2023

    Trial outcome date unknown

    6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions

  5. 05.12.2023

    Appeal 05.12.2023

    the sentence was upheld, Minsk City Court

  6. 25.12.2023

    Transfer

    IK-3 — In custody