On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Former political prisonersPardoned
Vitaly Ivanovich Petruchuk
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 30.01.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal date unknown
unknown.Involved in repression
Andrey Nikolaevich Siz
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Brest Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 30.01.2025
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
MoreOverseers27 december 1979
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from ~12.06.2024 to 20.03.2026
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Birthday:
- 07.03.1975
- Number of children:
- 3
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- Groups:
- Parents of minors
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2024
~12.06.2024
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
- 2025
30.01.2025
Trial outcome 30.01.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Brest Regional Court
~20.03.2025
Appeal date unknown
unknown
~07.04.2025
Status change
In custody
- 2026
20.03.2026
Status change
Pardoned