Political prisoners

Paul Vladimirovich Vabishchevich

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Pavel Vabishchevich and Andrei Zinenko, as stated in the ONT propaganda film, were detained on the night of August 26-27, 2023, on the railway in the Stolbtsy district near the oil depot and the Sinyava stopping point.

A propaganda film in the fall of 2023 claimed that they were detained for attempting to plant an explosive device on a railway in the Stolbtsy district, "which was supposed to go off on command from an SBU supervisor." The propagandists said that Vabishchevich came to the attention of the security forces when an informant reported him to a KGB chatbot, saying that he was photographing railway tracks and trains at the Orsha train station.

Sentences

Trial outcome 06.02.2025
23 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine.

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

Sergey Aleksandrovich Epikhov
Sergey Aleksandrovich Epikhov
Judges16 may 1966
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
06.02.2025
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Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Overseers26 september 1981
Place:
IK-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Co-defendants

Who else is held in IK-1

Paul Vladimirovich Vabishchevich
In custody:
Case categories:
Anti-war campaigns
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
30.06.1986
Mailing address:
IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. 27.09.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO KGB — In custody

  3. 2025
  4. 06.02.2025

    Trial outcome 06.02.2025

    23 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine, Minsk Regional Court

  5. ~26.02.2025

    Transfer

    IK-1 — In custody