Yuri Andreevich Kostyuk
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Yuri Andreevich Kostyuk
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In custody: 1371 day
Hometown: Svetlogorsk
Date of birth 06.12.1997
Address for letters: Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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The first time, Yuri was convicted for, according to the charges, in September 2020, while walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya Hotel, during a conversation he tugged at the national flag, which eventually fell.

In November 2021, his sentence was changed and he was sent to a penal colony.

In January 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.

On February 15, 2022, Yuri was detained again in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity." He received administrative arrest, during which KGB officers visited him. As a result of the beatings, he was suspected of having broken ribs. The criminal case was not closed.

In May 2022, he was detained again in Russia due to a wanted list, and in October of the same year he was extradited to Belarus, although the extradition case was formally closed on September 26, 2022.

In January 2023, Yuri was convicted again for helping other political prisoners receive aid from foundations. At the trial, he pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.

In May 2024, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison until the end of his term.

Trial outcome 17.11.2020
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 58 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 23.11.2021
1 month 16 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 13.01.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 27.05.2024
prison regime until the end of the term.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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