A lawyer by profession, he was arrested in March 2025 for "assisting extremist activity." The case is related to BYPOL. He was held in a KGB pretrial detention facility until February 2026 and has now been transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1. In April 2026, it was announced that his trial was scheduled for soon.
Political prisoners
Andrei Mikalayevich Balmakou
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 08.05.2026
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal date unknown
unknown.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 Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from ~17.03.2025 to present time
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 04.03.1978
- Mailing address:
- No information
- Articles:
- Promotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- Groups:
- Lawyers
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2025
~17.03.2025
Transfer
SIZO KGB — In custody
- 2026
~29.01.2026
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
08.05.2026
Trial outcome 08.05.2026
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court
~27.07.2026
Appeal date unknown
unknown
~03.08.2026
Status change
In custody