Vitaly was arrested and convicted for stopping a freight train, painting red stripes on advertising light boxes, puncturing the tires of a police officer's car, setting fire to a Tabakerka kiosk, and handling items containing flammable substances. He explained his actions as a protest against the situation in the country after the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, in particular, against the unjustified detentions and torture of people by security forces.
| 10.08.2022 | From a letter dated 08/05/2022: I left the ShIZO (there were up to 9 people in the room). I was able to call my father for the first time in 2 years. The conversation lasted 4 minutes. |
| 26.07.2022 | From a letter dated 13.07.2022: from 14.07 he must go to the ShIZO for at least 20 days. Since then there have been no letters. |
| 15.03.2022 | From a letter dated 03/13/2022: the otovarka was reduced to 2 basic ones, before that they were also deprived of a long meeting. |
| 12.12.2021 | From a letter dated December 8: Detachment 8 was deprived of parcels for 4 months, 3 months did not receive letters even from relatives. The letter from Vitaly came in response to a letter not from a relative from the letter.bel service. |
| 13.10.2021 | On 10/13/2021, a return letter was received with a note that Vitaly is not in this prison |
| 23.08.2021 | From a letter dated August 16: appeal on August 26, 2021 in the regional court of Mogilev. |
| 24.06.2021 | Date of birth: 07/03/1993. |
| 14.06.2021 | From a letter dated June 4: spent several days in a punishment cell. He is registered as an extremist. |
| 14.05.2021 | In a letter dated 05/01/2021, he reports that he spent several days in a punishment cell (room 3 * 4 m, very cold). |
Trial outcome 07.06.2021: 7 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.08.2021: the sentence was upheld.
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