Political prisoners

Denis Valerievich Sokolov

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was detained as part of a criminal case that the KGB opened on the fact of an “attempt to commit an act of terrorism” in Machulishchi.

The main defendant in the case and, as the official bodies and propagandists claimed, the perpetrator of the sabotage, Nikolai Shvets, was released in June in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine. But despite this, the case is still on trial and his accomplices in Belarus face long prison terms. Shvets himself is also being tried in absentia.

Sentences

Trial outcome 03.10.2024
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 27.01.2025
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

Valentina Nikolaevna Zenkevich
Valentina Nikolaevna Zenkevich
Judges8 january 1969
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
03.10.2024
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov
Judges11 april 1967
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
27.12.2024
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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
Overseers18 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Co-defendants

Who else is held in IK-15

Denis Valerievich Sokolov
In custody:
Case categories:
Machulishchi
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
21.10.1980
Mailing address:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. ~03.03.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO KGB — In custody

  3. 2024
  4. 03.10.2024

    Trial outcome 03.10.2024

    13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Minsk City Court

  5. ~07.10.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  6. 15.11.2024

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  7. 2025
  8. 27.01.2025

    Appeal 27.01.2025

    unknown, Supreme Court