Tatyana and her husband were detained in November 2023. Before the trial, Sergei was in custody, and Tatyana was under recognizance, since the family had two minor children.
According to the prosecution , in August 2020, Sergei and Tatyana took part in an unauthorized mass event, together with the protesters they marched through public places in the city, the central square, and Zhilibert Park. At the same time, they showed a pre-made poster measuring approximately 2.5 x 3 meters, on which a text containing slanderous information against the president was written in black and red colors, thereby deliberately spreading slanderous information against him in connection with his execution powers of the head of state.
The accused Sergei Chizh fully admitted his guilt at the court hearing. He explained that the poster was heavy, and it was soon rolled up, and after the procession, Sergei burned it.
Tatyana Chizh did not admit guilt to the charges, explaining that she was depressed due to the serious illness of her mother, who is disabled.
They were identified from photographs from the Internet.
Trial outcome 26.02.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
In March 2024, a criminal case was opened against Ilya as part of a special proceeding, within the framework of which in June of the same year he was convicted in absentia for participating in an “extremist formation” - “Rudobelskaya show-off”, sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment and a fine of 700 basic units.
Trial outcome 24.06.2024
8 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
On November 23, 2023, he was convicted under an administrative article for distributing, producing, storing information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities. Apparently at the same time a criminal case was opened under Article 367. Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He was most likely kept in custody until the trial. The court sentence is presumably related to imprisonment.
On April 12, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
She was sentenced to arrest for a period of 3 months for taking a photo of herself standing on the roadway. Victoria is a citizen of the Russian Federation. After serving her sentence, she was forcibly deported to the Russian Federation and deprived of a residence permit in the Republic of Belarus.
On October 11, 2023, she was detained for 10 days under an administrative charge, after which a criminal case was opened for participation in the 2020 protests. She was released on her own recognizance. She was forced to leave Belarus.
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