Persecuted for political reasonsForced emigration

Yan Melnikau

On December 10, 2024, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.

They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.

In addition, the Kalinovites were given fines ranging from 500 to 3,500 base units (from 21,000 to 147,000 rubles).

Sentences

Trial outcome 24.04.2025
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).

Co-defendants

Yan Melnikau
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
08.09.1993
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. ~16.06.2021

    Status change

    Forced emigration

  3. 2025
  4. 24.04.2025

    Trial outcome 24.04.2025

    20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia), Minsk City Court