Former political prisonersReleased

Dzianis Aliaksandravich Yadzevich

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Denis was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 11.11.2022

2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 27.01.2023

the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Angela Evgenievna Kostyukevich

Judges15 august 1986

Place:: Minsk City Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 11.11.2022

Andrey Petrovich Efremov

Judges18 october 2026

Place:: Supreme Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 27.01.2023

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric

Overseers20 april 1978

Place:: SIZO-1
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov

Overseers19 march 1977

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich

Overseers23 may 1983

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Correctional officer

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Minsk
Birthday:: 26.11.1979
Was held in:: SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Timeline

2021
30.09.2021
Transfer
Turma №8 — In custody
2022
11.11.2022
Trial outcome 11.11.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court
19.11.2022
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
2023
27.01.2023
Appeal 27.01.2023
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court
~08.03.2023
Status change
Released