Political prisoners

Arthur Vladimirovich Pedko

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Artur worked in energy networks for a long time, first as an engineer at Belenergosetproekt and then at Minskenergo. Artur is accused of sharing the personal data of more than 500 officials through a Telegram channel.

In mid-2025, he was transferred to a three-year prison sentence. He most likely served his sentence in Penal Colony No. 4.

In the summer of 2026, it became known that Artur had been transferred back to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1. There, he was tried for the "Gayun case," and the political prisoner received an additional two years of imprisonment. Artur filed an appeal against this decision.

Sentences

Trial outcome 12.04.2024
9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 16.07.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial date unknown
3 years of prison regime.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security 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

Sergey Fedorovich Khripach
Sergey Fedorovich Khripach
Judges16 april 1966
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
12.04.2024
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Alexander Valerievich Rybakov
Alexander Valerievich Rybakov
Judges19 april 1974
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
16.07.2024
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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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Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Overseers19 march 1977
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Overseers23 may 1983
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OthersOverseers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Arthur Vladimirovich Pedko
In custody:
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
28.11.1979
Mailing address:
No information
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. 23.11.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  3. 29.12.2022

    Transfer

    Turma №8 — In custody

  4. 2023
  5. 10.11.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  6. 2024
  7. 12.04.2024

    Trial outcome 12.04.2024

    9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court

  8. 29.04.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody