Persecuted for political reasonsForced emigration

Denis Yakovlevich Khamitsevich

Until 2008, Denis served in the 8th Directorate of the Security Department, ensuring the security of diplomatic missions, consulates of foreign states and facilities of primary national importance in the Republic of Belarus.

In June 2023, he was convicted in absentia on politically motivated terrorism charges and a number of criminal charges. He was given a long prison term, the first five years of which were to be in prison. He was also stripped of his military rank.

According to the indictment, from July 2020 to January 2022, an "organized criminal group" allegedly preparing extremist crimes operated in Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other countries. It included radical military personnel, security officials, athletes and businessmen who sought to seize power illegally. This case is related to the attempted arson of the house of MP Oleg Gaidukevich in June 2021 and the "organization of mass riots."

Sentences

Trial outcome 21.06.2023
16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (among them 5 years of prison regime), military service restriction (trial in absentia).
Appeal 04.10.2023
the sentence was upheld (trial in absentia).

Involved in repression

Sergey Fedorovich Khripach
Sergey Fedorovich Khripach
Judges16 april 1966
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
21.06.2023
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Igor Vyacheslavovich Lyubovitsky
Igor Vyacheslavovich Lyubovitsky
Judges21 july 1983
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
04.10.2023
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Co-defendants

Articles

Denis Yakovlevich Khamitsevich
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
04.08.1982
Articles:
Groups:
Law enforcement
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Timeline

  1. 2020
  2. ~20.10.2020

    Status change

    Forced emigration

  3. 2023
  4. 21.06.2023

    Trial outcome 21.06.2023

    16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (among them 5 years of prison regime), military service restriction (trial in absentia), Minsk City Court

  5. 04.10.2023

    Appeal 04.10.2023

    the sentence was upheld (trial in absentia), Supreme Court