KGB Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Commander of Unit "A" of the KGB of the Republic of Belarus. In August 2020, he headed the Association of Veterans of Group "A", on behalf of which he signed an appeal condemning violence and repression. In the fall of 2020, he was detained by KGB officers and placed in custody. The criminal case is classified "secret".
Political prisoners
Yuri Anatolyevich Garkach
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
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Sentences
Trial outcome date unknown
7 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal 27.12.2022
unknown.Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Trial outcome 22.09.2026
2 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security 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
Co-defendants
Who else is held in IK-22
- In custody:
- from ~03.11.2020 to present time
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 15.05.1977
- Mailing address:
- IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
- Articles:
- Illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosivesMalicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institutionMalicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution executing a sentence of imprisonment
- Groups:
- Parents of minorsLaw enforcement
Timeline
- 2020
~03.11.2020
Transfer
SIZO KGB — In custody
- 2022
~22.09.2022
Trial outcome date unknown
7 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions
27.12.2022
Appeal 27.12.2022
unknown, Supreme Court
- 2023
~18.01.2023
Transfer
IK-3 — In custody
- 2025
~20.05.2025
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions