On social media, Sergei stated that he had previously served 10 days of arrest in a temporary detention facility under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for the historical "Pahonia" coat of arms, after which he was fired from his job. In 2026, he was found guilty under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (assisting extremist activity) in the "Gayun" case, as well as under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). He was most likely sentenced to prison.
Political prisoners
Siarhei Yauhenavich Rybaliou
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
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Sentences
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.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
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-2
- In custody:
- from ~08.12.2025 to present time
- Case categories:
- The Gayun Case
- Hometown:
- Salihorsk
- Birthday:
- 30.01.1971
- Mailing address:
- IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
- Articles:
- Insulting of a government representativePromoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- Marks:
- 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
- 2025
~08.12.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2026
~27.04.2026
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk Regional Court
~18.05.2026
Transfer
IK-2 — In custody