After a 15-day administrative arrest, a criminal case was opened against a resident of Minsk, Alla Novikova.
First, law enforcement officials found out that the woman was subscribed to the telegram channel («Chkalova Info»), which is recognized as an extremist formation in Belarus, and Alla also reposted news from this channel.
Then, while Alla was in a temporary detention facility, law enforcement officials found photos from the 2020 protests in her phone.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
Employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption detained the administrator of the telegram channel «Po-belaruski».
In the video of the Ministry of Internal Affairs published In the telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, the guy (under threats from law enforcement officials) says that he participated in unauthorized mass events at least five times.
A white-red-white flag, the coat of arms «Pogonia» and other things with national symbols were found at the detainee's house. Law enforcement officials emphasized that the guy has Karta Polaka. She was shown in the video.
The telegram channel «Po-belaruski» publishes jokes and memes in the Belarusian language. Law enforcement officials write that the telegram channel promoted «the Latin alphabet and hatred of the Russian-speaking socio-cultural space».
Andrey worked at Luxoft OJSC as a programmer.
Trial outcome 03.05.2024:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
As established during the judicial investigation, the minor Soldatenko arrived in the central part of Zhlobin on the evening of August 9, 2020, where the protest took place.
Trial outcome 01.02.2023:
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
Participant of the rally and procession of MTZ workers in August 2020. In court, Anton admitted his guilt and explained that on August 14, 2020, he saw a group of citizens near the MTZ checkpoint who were going to take part in an unauthorized mass event on the fact of disagreement with the current government, carrying different posters. He joined them, and they all went along Dolgobrodskaya Street towards Kirov, and then to Independence Square.
Later, Stepanov was identified in photographs posted on the Internet and detained. Before the trial, he was in SIZO No. 1 in Minsk. He was released from custody in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 14.03.2023:
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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