Political prisoners

Siarhei Mikhajlavich Shametska

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Sergei, an employee of JSC Atlant , was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.

In February 2023, Sergei was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.

Sentences

Trial outcome 17.02.2023
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 02.08.2023
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

Alexander Evgenyevich Piskunov
Alexander Evgenyevich Piskunov
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
17.02.2023
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov
Judges11 april 1967
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
02.08.2023
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Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Overseers18 october 1975
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Co-defendants

Who else is held in IK-22

Siarhei Mikhajlavich Shametska
In custody:
Case categories:
Rabochy Rukh
Birthday:
23.10.1992
Mailing address:
IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
Articles:
Groups:
Factory workers
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 21.09.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. ~01.10.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  4. 2023
  5. 17.02.2023

    Trial outcome 17.02.2023

    12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Gomel Regional Court

  6. 02.08.2023

    Appeal 02.08.2023

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court

  7. 15.09.2023

    Transfer

    IK-22 — In custody