Vitaly was arrested in November 2021 on charges of "participation in mass riots" and placed in pretrial detention.
In March 2022, he was found guilty of participating in a post-election protest that took place in August 2020 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he allegedly "along with other aggressive participants, committed vandalism and property destruction: breaking up paving slabs, erecting barricades, and blocking traffic."
Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
24.11.2021
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
14.03.2022
Trial outcome 14.03.2022
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, court of Leninsky district of Minsk
28.04.2022
Transfer
Turma №4 — In custody
08.09.2022
Transfer
IK-15 — In custody
