The man was accused of leaving a comment on YouTube in the direction of Lukashenko under the video “Belarus: Covert mobilization and deployment of troops from Russia | Ukraine, Lukashenko and NATO” by Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov. They found the Youtube application on his phone, in which there was a corresponding post in the “Comments” section.
Igor Zhuk worked as a woodworking machine operator in a closed joint stock company. He remained in custody until sentencing.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Detained in May 2023 for “distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities.” After the administrative punishment, a criminal case was opened.
On April 16, 2024, Oleg’s appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
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Detained along with his son for donations. According to officials, the man was convicted of making more than 100 money transfers totaling $1,885. Transfers were made from August 7, 2020 to March 24, 2021.
This was considered “financing the activities of an extremist formation” (although, most likely, at that time the initiatives were not any “extremist formations”).
On 02/02/2024 the appeal hearing was held, the verdict came into force.
5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Most likely he was detained on January 26, 2023 for the distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities. After which a criminal case was opened under numerous articles. Before the trial, he was allegedly imprisoned in a prison in Zhodino.
On January 26, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
unknown imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
According to the case materials , Savinsky transferred the equivalent of 50 US dollars to the accounts of funds recognized as “extremist” over the course of a year and a half. At the same time, he repeatedly used his Facebook account. He also created and posted 4 text messages in one of the telegram chats, allegedly aimed at “inciting social hostility in society.”
On January 12, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
According to the case materials , the accused subscribed to Telegram channels in 2022 and took an active part in their activities through Telegram bots. In particular, while on the territory of Gomel, he took photographs and videos of the movement of military equipment. Then he sent such material with comments about the route of the cars to Telegram channels through bots that supported his activities. The information products of the Telegram resources used by the accused were recognized by the court as extremist materials.
On January 09, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 08.11.2023: 2 years 6 months of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
Appeal 09.01.2024: the sentence was upheld.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
On December 26, 2023, the appeal was considered, the verdict came into force
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On February 27, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony
On January 16, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
2,5 years imprisonment in a colony
Graduate of BSUIR, EPAM
On February 2, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
According to the prosecution , Vladislav Muravsky repeatedly publicly insulted government officials in telegram channels and chats (“Punisher of Belarus”, “Chat-Partizan”, “my country Belarus”), and also disclosed their personal data.
The accused Vladislav, interrogated at the court hearing, pleaded not guilty, citing that he did not remember anything about his testimony and comments posted on the Internet in connection with his mental illness in the form of mixed personality disorder, after which he refused to give any explanations. His mother said in court that her son has a mental illness - mixed personality disorder. However, the expert's opinion refutes the presence of the influence of mental illness on the ability to remember events and information.
4 years of restriction of freedom with placement in an open institution.
First, in April 2023, he was detained under an administrative article for allegedly “propaganda or public display, production, distribution of Nazi symbols or paraphernalia.” After this, a criminal case was opened.
It is known that in March 2023, the man published a video in support of Ukraine on his TikTok account with just over a thousand subscribers, in which Lukashenko was also harshly criticized. The video is currently unavailable. It is known about the man that he is divorced and works as an auto mechanic.
2 years imprisonment in a colony
State TV reported details of the trials of two men (Vadim Sergeevich Borisov and Oleg Aleksandrovich Volk). The voice-over said that one of the men, on the evening of September 8, 2023, in the village of Novaya Mysh (Baranovichi district), drunkenly tore the state flag from the store, damaging the mount. He put the flag in his backpack and took it home. In the morning the police had already come for the man.
On January 19, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
1 year of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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