On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Former political prisonersPardoned
Sviatlana Ivanauna Kashkel
- 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
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Sentences
Trial outcome 14.10.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.Involved in repression
Anton Olegovich Shelkovich
MoreState prosecutors18 october 2026
- Place:
- court of the Oktyabrsky district of Grodno
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 14.10.2025
Yuri Vitalievich Kazakevich
MoreJudges12 september 1983
- Place:
- court of the Oktyabrsky district of Grodno
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 14.10.2025
Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
MoreOverseers21 march 1991
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Correctional officer
Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
MoreOverseers12 december 1984
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
- In custody:
- from 31.10.2024 to 20.03.2026
- Case categories:
- The case of yard chats
- Hometown:
- Smarhon'
- Birthday:
- 05.06.1963
- Was held in:
- IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
- Articles:
- Conspiracy or other actions committed for the purpose of seizing state power
- 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
- 2024
31.10.2024
Transfer
Turma №1 — In custody
- 2025
~28.03.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
24.05.2025
Transfer
Turma №1 — In custody
14.10.2025
Trial outcome 14.10.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine, court of the Oktyabrsky district of Grodno
- 2026
19.01.2026
Transfer
IK-4 — In custody