On August 17, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict has entered into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Valentin was detained on June 9, 2023 for “eight comments on the topic of Russian aggression with insults to Russian citizens,” by which he allegedly “tried to incite national hatred.” There are also reports of insults left against Lukashenko.
Before his arrest, Valentin Shtermer was the director of Avangardbusinessresurs LLC and was the founder of commercial companies in Russia.
The court found Stermer guilty of joining an extremist group for the purpose of committing an extremist crime.
5 years imprisonment under general regime conditions
Freelance journalist from Pinsk, owner of the website and TikTok page “about Stolin”.
Alexander lived alone in Polesie for a long time, so his detention became known by chance. Concerned people became worried that he had not been in touch for a long time. It turned out that Alexander was placed in Brest pre-trial detention center-7. According to unverified information, he is charged with “assisting extremist activities.”
Alexander is also the father of the guy who “dismantled” the water cannon in Minsk during the 2020 protests.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs , the man made videos with incriminating evidence, showed them to local entrepreneurs and demanded money for “silence.” He also allegedly “promoted the activities of an extremist telegram channel whose administrators are located abroad.”
On May 28, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
6 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
On August 2, 2023, the case "on transfer to a correctional institution of a different type and changing the conditions of the regime" was considered . The verdict is unknown.
unknown imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
It is known that Adasko was detained in early May 2023, a protocol was drawn up under Art. 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (production, distribution or storage of extremist materials) and awarded an administrative arrest. He did not go free after his arrest.
Other details of the case are not yet known.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Combat training instructor.
On October 24, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Wife of Anatoly Anatolyevich Bogovik, former executive director of Belarusbank. They were detained for participating in the 2020 protests and charged with participating in the 2020 protests.
On October 20, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
The Bogoviks have two dependent children.
2 years imprisonment in a colony.
It is known that Anton Khodkevich worked as an energy engineer in a Minsk company that at that time serviced the facilities of the Mozyr oil refinery. He was detained in November 2022 by employees of the Gomel GUBOPiK and OMON at the workplace. Before the trial, he was in SIZO-3.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
3 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
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Detained for comments on social networks. Alexander is accused of “extremist calls inciting social hatred” and “insulting government officials.” The pro-government Telegram channel showed screenshots of messages that implicate Polivko. For example: “Collaborators and slaves, it’s disgusting to watch! So that they all get angry and impale this mustachioed fascist.”
Thus, according to the prosecution, on June 14, 2021, under the publication of the telegram channel “Belarus of the Brain,” Alexander wrote a message where he said that he once worked at Lukashenko’s residence, and one of his colleagues talked about his conversation with Lukashenko’s security guard. And according to the guard, Lukashenko personally, due to faults on the part of the guard, could put them in a row and “punch through the plywood” (strike with all his might in the chest or stomach so that the person bends over from such a blow). Apparently, this comment was written under a post with the title “BYPOL: Roman Protasevich was personally beaten by the dictator” (all comments under the post have been deleted at the moment). At the trial, Polivko was asked to name what kind of colleague told such a story - but the man could not remember either his name or other personal details, because. he worked at the residence for a very long time, around 2008-2009. But finding an ex-colleague based on documents would be unrealistic, because... they worked without official employment. He was also convicted for 4 more comments under various articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The man left behind two minor children (they are 14 years old and 4 years old).
7 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
The data of the accused match those of a Grodno businessman, the owner of one of the building materials stores.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Yuri Dobrokhotov was detained on April 20, 2023 on suspicion of “petty hooliganism,” but charges were brought for participating in a protest in 2020. After a search of the residence, a jar with a small amount of marijuana was allegedly found in the apartment.
During the trial, Dobrokhotov did not admit guilt on two counts of crime. He explained that in September 2020, after work, he saw many people heading towards Pobediteley Avenue. I didn't know any of them. People moved along the sidewalks. He went with them, entered the crowd, because he was interested in what was happening there. He did not have any prohibited symbols with him. And according to the circumstances of the charge of possession of narcotic substances, he said that for 4 months someone A lived in his apartment as a guest. When he left, he temporarily left some things in his apartment, among which a jar of “grass” was later found. .
When Yuri was detained, police officers beat him.
Based on the totality of crimes, the final sentence was imprisonment for a period of two years. On October 20, 2023, an appeal hearing was held.
2 years imprisonment in a colony
Igor was convicted of donating to initiatives recognized as extremist.
On September 29, 2023, an appeal hearing was held.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
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