On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 14.11.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Jurijs, a businessman and Latvian citizen, was arrested in August 2024 and convicted of three criminal charges, including “discrediting the Republic of Belarus.” The nature of the charges remains unknown, as the trial was held behind closed doors.
On June 21, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's Special Representative, Keith Kellogg.
Dmitry was tried for comments he made between November 2019 and January 2024 in Telegram chats and on his YouTube channel. The court found that these comments incited ethnic and other social hatred and discord.
The man also left comments insulting police officers, journalists, government officials, and Alexander Lukashenko. In September 2020, he participated in protests.
Students from the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno were invited to attend the verdict handed down by the Grodno Regional Court in the Oktyabrsky District Court of Grodno.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 22.11.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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