Political prisoners

Vitold Stefanovich Shalkevich

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Vitold Shalkevich is 44 years old. He comes from the large town of Porozovo in the Svisloch district. The man has a wife and two underage daughters.

Vitold was detained in August 2023 right at work. At first, he was sentenced to arrest for "dissemination of extremist materials." Then, the Gubopikovites filmed a video with him and transferred him from the pretrial detention center. According to pro-government Telegram channels, Shalkevich left several thousand comments in various chats.

Sentences

Trial outcome 06.03.2025
unknown.

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.

Involved in repression

Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
Judges8 october 1980
Place:
Grodno Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
06.03.2025
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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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Vitold Stefanovich Shalkevich
In custody:
Case categories:
Grodno protests 2020
Hometown:
Svislach
Birthday:
05.06.1980
Number of children:
2
Mailing address:
No information
Articles:
Groups:
Parents of minors
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. ~09.08.2023

    Transfer

    Turma №1 — In custody

  3. 2025
  4. 06.03.2025

    Trial outcome 06.03.2025

    unknown, Grodno Regional Court

  5. ~27.03.2025

    Status change

    In custody