Political prisoners

Mikhail Mikhajlavich Horbach

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Mikhail graduated from the Faculty of Radiophysics and Computer Technology at BSU in 2003. Since 2014, Mikhail has worked as a sole proprietor, providing technical maintenance for office equipment. He also worked as a system administrator for several companies in Minsk.

Mikhail is a football fan. He traveled to various international competitions, including the 2012 European Championship. In September 2024, he vacationed in Egypt. Shortly thereafter, he disappeared from social media.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in IK-2

Mikhail Mikhajlavich Horbach
In custody:
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
10.04.1981
Mailing address:
IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
Articles:
Groups:
Entrepreneurs
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~07.07.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  3. ~02.10.2025

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  4. ~17.11.2025

    Trial outcome date unknown

    2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Mogilev Regional Court

  5. 2026
  6. ~21.01.2026

    Appeal date unknown

    unknown

  7. ~10.02.2026

    Transfer

    IK-2 — In custody