Former political prisonersReleased

Viktar Alehavich Katouski

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Viktor was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In April 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.

According to unconfirmed information, in October 2025, a new criminal case was opened against Viktor.

Sentences

Trial outcome 14.04.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.

Involved in repression

Catherine Nikolaevna Pacalo
Catherine Nikolaevna Pacalo
State prosecutors5 june 1988
Place:
Brest Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
14.04.2022
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Nikolay Fedorovich Grigorovich
Nikolay Fedorovich Grigorovich
Judges24 november 1958
Place:
Brest Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
14.04.2022
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Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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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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Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Fomich Shego
Alexander Fomich Shego
Overseers1 february 1991
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Overseers9 january 1981
Place:
IK-2
Type:
Correctional officer
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Viktar Alehavich Katouski
In custody:
Case categories:
Zeltser's case
Hometown:
Brest
Birthday:
09.05.1990
Was held in:
IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
Articles:
Groups:
Creative people
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 29.09.2021

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. ~08.10.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  4. 2022
  5. 14.04.2022

    Trial outcome 14.04.2022

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine, Brest Regional Court

  6. ~01.09.2022

    Transfer

    IK-2 — In custody

  7. 2024
  8. ~06.06.2024

    Status change

    Released