Former head physician of the Belarus sanatoriums in Lithuania and Russia. According to pro-government media, he was detained in the summer of 2021. He is accused of treason against the state for “collecting data about Belarusians who were vacationing in sanatoriums.” In addition, Belarus 1 claims, Kobel collected “information about Lukashenko’s residence in Sochi.”
On November 24, 2023, an appeal took place in his case, and in December he was sent to a colony to serve his sentence.
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.
~14.06.2022
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
04.01.2023
Trial outcome 04.01.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court
24.11.2023
Appeal 24.11.2023
unknown, Minsk City Court
~16.12.2024
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody
~15.12.2025
Regime change trial date unknown
3 years of prison regime
