Former political prisonersReleased

Viktor Lameko

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Viktor Lameko, a businessman from Zelva, was brutally detained and beaten during his arrest. Initially, he was charged under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (dissemination of extremist materials). Without even allowing Lameko to leave the courthouse, security forces detained him again and again charged him under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus. While he was in pretrial detention, a third charge was filed against him.

As it became known , the businessman is in pretrial detention, he has already been charged under the criminal article for slander against Lukashenko A.G.

While the man was in pretrial detention, his mother died.

Viktor sued the tax authorities and defended entrepreneurs from the Grodno region in court.

The appeal was heard on October 24, 2023. The verdict entered into force.

According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2025.

Sentences

Trial outcome 31.08.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.10.2023
unknown.

Involved in repression

Natalia Victorovna Stepanova
Natalia Victorovna Stepanova
Judges18 october 2026
Place:
Zelvensky District Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
31.08.2023
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Alexander Boleslavovich Kozel
Alexander Boleslavovich Kozel
Judges18 october 1967
Place:
Zelvensky District Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
24.10.2023
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Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Overseers11 june 1977
Place:
Turma №1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-6
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Fomich Shego
Alexander Fomich Shego
Overseers1 february 1991
Place:
SIZO-6
Type:
Correctional officer
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Viktor Lameko
In custody:
Hometown:
Zelva
Birthday:
06.12.1968
Was held in:
IK №3
Articles:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. ~29.03.2023

    Transfer

    Turma №1 — In custody

  3. 21.04.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO-6 — In custody

  4. 31.08.2023

    Trial outcome 31.08.2023

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Zelvensky District Court

  5. 24.10.2023

    Appeal 24.10.2023

    unknown, Zelvensky District Court

  6. 09.11.2023

    Transfer

    IK-3 — In custody