Graduate student of Mogilev State University named after A. A. Kuleshov.
In a chatroulette, a man answered the «Zhive Belarus!» with «Zhive vechna!» (Translation: «Long live Belarus» with «Long live forever»). He also confessed his support for Ukraine, predicted Russia's loss in the war and expressed the hope that after that a revolution could begin in Belarus.
*According to the decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus dated November 10, 2022, the phrase «Zhive Belarus!» in conjunction with the raised open palm was added to the list of extremist or Nazi symbols.
The reason for Vasily's detention was photos from post-election protests that were on the guy's open Instagram page.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
He is involved in the "terrorism" case .
Convicted for "failure to report a crime." Released from custody in the courtroom in connection with the completion of the sentence in full.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Former officer of the special detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Almaz", at the time of his dismissal from it he served with the rank of captain. He is credited with participating in the brutal dispersal of protesters at the intersection of Pushkin and Pritytsky (metro station Pushkinskaya). Then a large group of armed men in full ammunition left the Almaz base in the area of Kalvariyskaya Street and went towards Pushkinskaya, simultaneously shooting at point-blank range at civilians.
According to our information, Chemyakin made the fundamental decision to leave the service after receiving an order to detain Kolesnikova as part of the Almaz group - she was abducted on the street in Minsk in September 2020.
According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means. The "criminal group" included Prokopiev, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovichi, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.
From the beginning of the war, Igor Chemyakin defended Ukraine. Recently, the former diamond man fought in the “Sakhashchik detachment” in the 79th separate air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the end of May, he was seriously wounded in the back, and is currently undergoing rehabilitation. The fighter is conscious, recovering.
20 years of imprisonment in a colony in absentia with the first five years in prison, deprivation of military rank;
Charged in a terrorism case. Until 2008 - an employee of the 8th Directorate of the Department of Security for the protection of DIP representative offices and consular offices of foreign states, as well as special. objects of the first national importance.
According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means.
There are 18 defendants in the case, 15 of whom are in custody, and three were convicted in absentia. The process took four and a half months. At the trial, the main person involved in the case, deputy Oleg Gaidukevich, acted as a witness (for some reason, not the victim) , who stated that they wanted to set fire to his house - they threw three Molotov cocktails. Then only the cat of the deputy suffered.
16 years of imprisonment in a colony in absentia with the first five years in prison, deprivation of military rank;
Businessman. Founder and deputy commander of the Pahonia regiment.
According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means. The "criminal group" included Prokopiev himself, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovichi, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.
There are 18 defendants in the case, 15 of whom are in custody, and three were convicted in absentia. The process took four and a half months. At the trial, the main person involved in the case, deputy Oleg Gaidukevich, acted as a witness (for some reason, not the victim) , who stated that they wanted to set fire to his house - they threw three Molotov cocktails. Then only the cat of the deputy suffered.
25 years in a penal colony under a reinforced regime in absentia, a fine of one thousand basic units and the deprivation of all military ranks
He was detained on August 27, 2021 and placed in the KGB pre-trial detention center. He was involved in the case of arson of the house of deputy Oleg Gaidukevich. However, he was later “released” from the initial charges.
41-year-old former individual entrepreneur, employee of the Peugeot car dealership in Minsk. He was involved in the case of an attack on the house of deputy O. Gaidukevich. Little is known about his fate. At some point, the man disappeared from the list of accused. KGB officers wiretapped him before his arrest. I was forced to leave the Republic of Belarus.
OMON officer of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate. The man has been in service since 2006. Like many employees, his actions were subject to scrutiny. Thus, it is known that at the base of military unit 3214, Eduard participated in special forces training and exercises to disperse mass events with the participation of special equipment.
He is involved in the case of arson of the house of deputy Oleg Gaidukevich.
On September 29, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he has fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under a reinforced regime with deprivation of the right to hold public office and positions related to the performance of the functions of a representative of power for a period of five years, as well as deprivation of a military rank.
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Former presidential candidate, detained in a criminal case.
Andrey Dmitriev is the co — founder and co-chairman of the «Govori pravdu» association.
In 2021, the association «Govori pravdu» was searched, after which the current account of the organization were blocked, and the office was sealed. On August 12, 2021, Dmitriev was detained for a short time, but then released.
The man was detained again on January 11, 2023 and put in the pre-trial detention center «SIZO -1». The Investigative Committee reported that Dmitriev participated in the post-election protests of 2020, therefore he became a suspect under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On April 20, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Yuri was detained on January 12, 2022 right at the department of the university where he works.
Yuri Bubnov has been the head of the Department of Humanities at the Belarusian University of Food and Chemical Technologies (formerly MGUP) since 1997. His portrait is on the veterans honor board of the Belarusian State University of Technology (formerly MGUP). The man was awarded the badge «Vydatnik adukatsi». In Mogilev, Yuri Bubnov is known as an expert sociologist, one of the founders of the Center for Urban Initiatives and the festival «Dranik-fest».
Trial outcome 26.05.2023: 2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.08.2023: the sentence was upheld.
Arrested for comments on social networks.
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Anna was detained on January 17 and immediately faced criminal charges for her participation in the 2020 protests. Her boyfriend,Ivan Morozov, was detained 2 weeks earlier.
On April 15, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
| 31.07.2023 | 25.07.2023 г. была разгледжана апеляцыя, прысуд пакінуты ў сіле. Пераведзена ў ІК-4, Гомель |
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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