Vadim was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for comments left on the social network VKontakte in February 2021 under photographs of police officers Alexander Leonidovich Shlupakov and Sergei Vladimirovich Shramov.
Trial outcome 12.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Ekaterina was accused in October 2021 of insulting a government official—Taratenko, an employee of the Frunzensky District Prosecutor's Office in Minsk.
Trial outcome 13.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Sergei, a pensioner suffering from cancer, was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on social media under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
Despite Sergei claiming he wasn't politically active and spent most of his time at his dacha, and that he'd left the comment accidentally because the button under the post had jammed, he was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay moral damages and cover government costs.
Trial outcome 13.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1087 rubles of compensation.
Sergei was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee. In addition to his restricted freedom, Sergei was ordered to pay compensation.
Trial outcome 05.10.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Pavel was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on social media about a Minsk police officer. Following the criminal case against him, Pavel was also asked to resign as an employee of Mogilevkhimvolokno.
Valentina was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of police officer Viktor Turchinovich. According to the prosecution, the comment contained a negative assessment of the "victim" through rude, obscene language directed at the government official.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Mikhail was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for the comment "Such heroes, let the whole world wait," published on VKontakte under a photo of Interior Ministry officers Shnarov and Shuplakov, in which they were in uniform filming balloons.
Trial outcome 05.10.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Tatyana was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Grigory was convicted in October 2021 on charges of threatening to use violence against law enforcement officers. According to the prosecution, on August 11, 2020, he was at the intersection of Timiryazev and Saperov Streets in Minsk, intending to obstruct the lawful activities of police officers and, in retaliation for their actions, throwing unidentified objects at them, including chicken eggs, which landed on the hood of a traffic police car.
Trial outcome 04.10.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1500 rubles of compensation.
Anna was convicted in the fall of 2021 for a comment she left on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus" under a post about Senior Assistant Prosecutor Valeria Taratynko, who supported the prosecution in numerous politically motivated cases.
In addition, Taratynko demanded compensation for moral damages, which, in her opinion, were expressed in feelings of anxiety, resentment and humiliation.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Sudnik was initially charged with "insulting a government official" for her remarks about Oleg Gaidukevich. However, since the "crime" was committed during a phone call to 911, it was deemed non-public, and the charges were dropped.
At the same time, a similar argument was not applied to the charge of "insulting Lukashenko." The court found that the police officer, having heard the offensive remarks, passed them on to others, thereby making them public. Ultimately, Sudnik was found guilty of calling the police twice on January 6, 2021, and insulting Lukashenko.
Nadezhda was found guilty in September 2021 of insulting a public official — a police officer — on social media. He failed to appear at the court hearing.
In addition to restricting freedom, the court satisfied the material claim of the “victim” and ordered that he be paid moral compensation.
Trial outcome 27.09.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Dmitry was convicted for a comment he left on the Telegram channel "Lukhta" under a post about the deanonymization of Ruslan Kutsko, an operative in the economic crimes unit of the criminal police of the Ivatsevichy District Executive Committee. According to the indictment, he allegedly intended to publicly humiliate the honor and dignity of a government official.
The sentence ended on October 27, 2023.
Trial outcome 01.10.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
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