In custody 1000 days: Dmitry Sidorkin
Michael Grigorievich Lapunov
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In custody: ~372 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 20.02.1970
Address for letters: SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Father of political prisoner Nikita Zolotarev . Mikhail was detained on August 8, 2023 and sentenced to 15 days of arrest under Art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (distribution of extremist materials). After the first arrest, he was not released and was sentenced under the same article to another 15 days, and then to another 15.

On September 22, 2023, on the eve of his release after serving his third administrative arrest in a row, he was again found guilty of committing an offense and sent to a detention center for the fourth time.

On October 24, by decision of the KGB, the closed Telegram chat “Gomel for Nikita Zolotorev” was recognized as an “extremist formation,” and its only designated participant was the father of the political prisoner, Mikhail Lapunov.

Human rights activists learned that some time after serving administrative arrests, Mikhail was taken into custody. As of the summer of 2024, he is being held in a pre-trial detention center .

Trial outcome 30.08.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 15.11.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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