Antonina is a lawyer and a graduate of the Belarusian State University. She worked as a legal adviser, notary, and chief specialist at the Ministry of Justice. Since 2002, she has been a member of the United Civil Party, serving on its executive committee and chairing the National Committee's Legal Affairs Commission for two years. In 2012, she was elected deputy chair of the party, a position she later resigned from.
Antonina was detained on July 27, 2022, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
According to the indictment, on August 23, 2020, she "publicly shouted slogans, loudly applauded, and stood on the roadway, thereby blocking and impeding the movement of public transport in Minsk, including the Minsktrans public transport system."
In November 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
In April 2023, Antonina was released, having fully served her court-appointed sentence.
He was detained on the same days as several other party members . According to the indictment, Smolyakov, Asmolovskiy, and Chernushina actively participated in a protest in Minsk on August 23, 2020. The UCP members grossly violated public order, failed to respond to calls from police officers, disturbed the peace, and obstructed public transportation.
Andrus has two sons and is a civil engineer by training. He worked in his field, doing architectural design as a self-employed entrepreneur.
He was released in 2025, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 31.10.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Oksana is the chairperson of the Minsk city branch of the United Civil Party. She was arrested on July 27, 2022, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
According to the indictment, on August 23, 2020, Oksana "publicly shouted slogans, loudly applauded, and was on the roadway, thereby blocking and impeding the movement of public transport in Minsk, including the Minsktrans public transport system."
In November 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
In October 2023, Oksana was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
He was detained in June 2022 by employees of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption for participating in protest actions 2020.
Father of three children.
On October 20, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
He was detained for 15 days, after which he was not released. According to the indictment, Smolyakov, Asmolovsky and Chernushina took an active part in the protest in Minsk on August 23, 2020.
Members of the UCP grossly violated public order, did not respond to calls from police officers, disturbed the peace of citizens and obstructed the movement of public transport.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Detained in July 2022 for participating in protests. First, they were sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest, after which Diana was not released and was transferred to SIZO-1.
Trial outcome 28.10.2022:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
According to pro-government channels, Sergei, an employee of the Minsk Gear Plant, was a participant in the 2020 protest movement, inciting others to layoffs, illegal strikes and strikes.
Citizen of the Russian Federation.
In the fall of 2023, he was released and deported to the Russian Federation.
Trial outcome 08.11.2022
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Ekaterina returned from Lithuania, where she left in February 2022.
She was detained along with her sister Yulia Glinskaya in Minsk, where Ekaterina returned to get the cat. The detention was carried out by the GUBOPik; the girls were captured as they walked to their car. The apartment was then searched.
She was released on May 2, 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.10.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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