The Orthodox priest, rector of the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael in the agro-town of Stepanki, Zhabinka District, Brest Region, was detained on December 1, 2020, along with his wife and son, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." Sergei was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "an act of terrorism," and "an attempt to seize power."
Political prisoners
Sergey Anatolyievich Rezanovich
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
Letter bank9Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 17.10.2022
16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 600 basic values fine.Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.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
Vladimir Viktorovich Ryabov
MoreState prosecutors17 january 1995
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Ludmila Alexandrovna Gerasimenko
MoreState prosecutors3 july 1973
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Maksim Yurievich Filatov
MoreJudges23 august 1979
- Place:
- Grodno Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 17.10.2022
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
MoreOverseers18 october 1975
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
MoreOthersOverseers29 june 1975
- Place:
- IK-15
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
Who else is held in IK-15
- In custody:
- from 01.12.2020 to present time
- Case categories:
- The Autukhovich Case
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Birthday:
- 04.07.1968
- Family members:
- Lyubov Alexandrovna RezanovichPavel Sergeevich Rezanovich
- Mailing address:
- IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
- Health problems:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Articles:
- Participation in a criminal organizationIllegal actions with respect to firearms, ammunition and explosives committed repeatedly or by a group of persons by prior agreementCapture or retention of State government by unconstitutional tools
- Groups:
- Believers
- Marks:
- Financial transactions are blocked for people on the list, including money transfers to the detention centre in their name via bank or post.Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2020
01.12.2020
Transfer
SIZO KGB — In custody
- 2021
~08.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
- 2022
~03.01.2022
Transfer
Turma №1 — In custody
17.10.2022
Trial outcome 17.10.2022
16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 600 basic values fine, Grodno Regional Court
- 2023
31.03.2023
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court