Political prisoners

Viachaslau Aliaksandravich Malejchuk

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He is accused of preparing terrorist attacks in Chizhovka and at a military unit in Pechi on the eve of Freedom Day in 2021.

The actions that security officials attribute to him became the basis for the inclusion of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Pavel Latushko, Anton Motolko, and participants in the initiative of former security officials.   added to the list of terrorists and the initiation of criminal proceedings against them for preparing an act of terrorism.

Vyacheslav was charged with "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration" under Article 411 of the Criminal Code. His trial took place on February 10, 2023. He was sentenced to one year in prison.

Vyacheslav was tried on August 23, 2023, under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code in Gorki and was sentenced to an additional two years of imprisonment. Combined with the unserved portion of his sentence at the time of the trial (20 years and 5 months) and the new sentence (2 years), he still has 22 years and 5 months to serve from the time of the third trial.

On August 7, 2024, Mozyr judge Anatoly Strelchenko will conduct another trial under Article 411 against Vyacheslav.

On August 20, Judge Anatoly Strelchenko announced the sentence : two years' imprisonment. It is known that, as a result of applying another article of the Criminal Code, the political prisoner's additional sentence was one year and 10 months.

As of the summer of 2026, Vyacheslav is in prison no. 1.

The total sentence as of July 2026, taking into account time already served and new sentences, is 26 years and 10 months.

Sentences

Trial outcome 30.05.2022
22 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Trial outcome 10.02.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Trial outcome 23.08.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Trial outcome 07.08.2024
1 year 10 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.

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.

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Vladimir Viktorovich Areshko
Vladimir Viktorovich Areshko
Judges9 december 1976
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
30.05.2022
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Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sergeiko
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sergeiko
Judges20 july 1963
Place:
Volkovysk district court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
10.02.2023
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Elena Mikhailovna Vorobyova
Elena Mikhailovna Vorobyova
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Gorki district court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
23.08.2023
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Anatoly Nikolaevich Strelchenko
Anatoly Nikolaevich Strelchenko
Judges7 march 1969
Place:
Mozyr district court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
07.08.2024
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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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Who else is held in Turma №1

Viachaslau Aliaksandravich Malejchuk
In custody:
Hometown:
Morozovichi
Birthday:
27.03.1985
Mailing address:
Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. ~26.03.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO KGB — In custody

  3. 2022
  4. 30.05.2022

    Trial outcome 30.05.2022

    22 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, Minsk Regional Court

  5. ~20.12.2022

    Transfer

    IK-11 — In custody

  6. 2023
  7. 10.02.2023

    Trial outcome 10.02.2023

    1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, Volkovysk district court

  8. ~19.07.2023

    Transfer

    IK-9 — In custody