Yuri Dobrokhotov was arrested on April 20, 2023, on suspicion of “petty hooliganism,” but was charged for participating in a protest in 2020. After a search of his residence, a jar containing a small amount of marijuana was allegedly found in the apartment.
During the trial, Dobrokhotov pleaded not guilty to two charges. He explained that in September 2020, after work, he saw a lot of people heading towards Pobediteley Avenue. He didn’t know any of them. People were walking along the sidewalks. He went with them, entered the crowd, because he was interested in what was going on there. He didn’t have any prohibited symbols with him. And regarding the circumstances of the charge of possession of narcotic substances, he reported that a certain A. had been staying in his apartment for 4 months. When he left, he temporarily left some things in his apartment, among which a jar of “weed” was later found.
During his arrest, Yuri was beaten by police officers.
For the totality of the crimes, the final sentence was imprisonment for a term of two years. On 20.10.2023, the appeal was considered.
Trial outcome 08.08.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander Sushko headed the department for the investigation of crimes against information security and intellectual property of the Investigative Committee.
After his dismissal from the authorities, Sushko worked at Group-IB, a large cybersecurity company, and then, judging by open information, at its subsidiary FACCT (Fight Against Cybercrime Technologies).
Convicted along with his wife for participating in the 2020 protests,
The girl was detained in the spring of 2023 at the airport when returning from Egypt for participating in protests.
After the arrest, she was in the temporary detention center on Akrestsina for 10 days, then she was transferred to Zhodino.
Ekaterina admitted guilt and said that in this way she expressed disagreement with the detentions of participants in peaceful marches and the physical force used against them by the security forces. She recognized herself in the photographs.
Trial outcome 27.08.2023:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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