1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
He was accused of leaving a sharp comment in September 2020 under one of the publications in Odnoklassniki, which criticized Alexander Lukashenko, posting it on his page. District Court Judge Shamal found him guilty of insulting Lukashenko (Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and slandering him (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). It is known that the man appealed the verdict to the Mogilev Regional Court. The appeal took place on April 11, 2024 behind closed doors with the participation of a judicial panel chaired by Judge Irina Teplova. The regional court recognized that the qualification of actions for “insulting Lukashenko” under Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code is excessively imputed and should be excluded from the charge.
However, this had little effect: the sentence to Sergei Shekh was upheld.
2.5 years imprisonment in a colony
Naftan member and drummer of the Paranoia Dolls group Dmitry Shalak was detained last summer, then he was given administrative arrest.
But the persecution of Dmitry did not end with this arrest. Criminal cases were opened against the man under two criminal articles of the Criminal Code: 369 - Insulting a government official; 368 part 1 - Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for donating to Kalinovsky’s regiment (the first - 13.63 euros, the second - 35 euros, a total of 133 rubles 30 kopecks).
5 years imprisonment in a colony
As far as is known, the man was once a serviceman in the 38th separate guards airborne assault brigade. Subsequently, Dmitry worked as a military commissar in the Brest military commandant's office, and also taught at the military faculty of BSU. There is even a textbook that he co-authored for BSU in 2020.
The date of Pozdnyakov's arrest is unknown. Dmitry was convicted on November 20, 2023, in the Brest Regional Court. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code - "Treason committed by an official." It provides for a punishment of 10 to 20 years in prison. It is unknown what punishment the paratrooper received.
On January 16, 2024, an appeal was held in the Pozdnyakov case. The sentence came into force.
It is known that as of the summer of 2024, Dmitry was transferred to the PKT, he is being tortured : his arms are broken, a stun gun is used, he is forced to sign documents and blank sheets .
Dmitry's wife and two children are waiting for him at home.
unknown years of imprisonment
Vadim Cherevko was detained in December 2023. In the “repentance video” on December 18, the detainee says that he has the position of deputy director for development of a company engaged in the design of control systems and unmanned systems. The man was forced to admit to participating in the protests and also say that marijuana was found at his home.
Most likely he was in custody until the trial.
On January 26, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
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As follows from the published verdict , Maxim Gurinovich was accused of writing an offensive comment on the Odnoklassniki social network in the group “Belsat TV Channel” under the news about the verdict of a single mother. The news said that a single mother allegedly insulted policeman R. Kutsko with an “offensive symbol” and for this she was sentenced to 2 years of “domestic chemicals.” Gurinovich’s own comment was also about this same Kutsko, and the news was accompanied by a photograph of “police officers in uniform.”
For his moral suffering from Gurinovich’s comment, policeman Kutsko asked for 2 thousand rubles in moral compensation. Maxim paid 400 rubles of this before the trial, so he filed a lawsuit for the remaining 1,600 rubles. The judge granted this claim: Gurinovich will have to pay Kutsko another 1,600 rubles in moral compensation, and also pay a fine of 50 b.v. (2000 rubles). Maxim’s phone was confiscated to the state “as a means of committing a crime.”
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
Vladislav Fedorovich was detained in December 2023. In the “repentance video” published by the pro-government TG channel on December 18, the detainee says that he participated in rallies and still has not deleted the photos on social networks.
The man’s “repentance video” was shown in one of Azarenka’s programs, where Alexander “admits” to participating in protests and reposting on Facebook on the topic of elections and COVID. Note that in the propagandist’s program Tereshchenko is also called an officer and “the head of the KGB of the Borisov region” .
It is known that Alexander was sentenced to prison.
On April 5, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
Trial outcome 01.02.2024: unknown years of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
Appeal 23.04.2024: the sentence was upheld.
According to the prosecution , while in Germany, the man published several comments in a telegram chat on August 28, September 7 and September 27, 2021, “containing an obscene form of speech” addressed to the heads of police departments.
Later, Dmitry Polyakov returned to his homeland and was detained. He admitted his guilt. On January 29, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to a year and a half in a general regime colony. He was also charged a fine of 100 basic units (4,000 rubles) and ordered to pay the three “victims” a total of 5,500 rubles.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
According to information published in the pro-government video, Alexander Malikov, in December 2021, left an offensive comment on one of the social networks addressed to the commander of a military unit based in the Lida region. The defendant’s last posts on social networks date back to October 2023. Presumably, that's when he was detained.
He did not admit his guilt in court, explaining that he did not intend to insult the serviceman.
On March 19, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
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