In early October 2022, unknown individuals hung a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on a power line pole in the Moscow district. During an operational search, police detained six Minsk residents, aged 34 to 36, who allegedly did this, including Viktor . The following day, Anton Motolko's Telegram channel posted a photo of the flag and the caption: "Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crimea is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!"
Former employee of BelVEB Bank.
On September 14, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In December 2024 he was released on pardon.
Trial outcome 12.06.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
46-year-old Alexander is accused of trying to join the Kastus Kalinovsky regiment.
Pro-government telegram channels posted the “repentance video” with Gomel resident Alexander Ainutdinov on July 18. In it, a man says that on February 24, when Russia started the war in Ukraine, he began “reading different telegram channels” and decided to join the Kastus Kalinowski Regiment to defend Ukraine. To do this, Alexander tried to illegally cross the border with Ukraine, but was detained by Belarusian border guards.
On 02/03/2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 16.11.2022:
2 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a penal colony.
As it became known from the court ruling, Anastasia, after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, moved from Belarus to Poland. While in a neighboring country, she tried to donate $16.71 from her Belarusian bank account via Internet banking to the Kalinovsky regiment, but the transaction did not go through.
Later, the political prisoner decided to return to Belarus, where she was detained. It should be noted that at the time of the transfer of funds by Anastasia, the Kalinovsky regiment was not recognized as an "extremist formation."
Trial outcome 14.06.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
At the court session , Natalia said that she and her husband saw how a group of citizens with symbols were heading towards Independence Avenue. They also decided to walk with the crowd, while moving along the sidewalk. Having reached the avenue, they saw that the roadway was blocked by police officers. At some point, they went out onto the roadway near the pedestrian crossing to take pictures, while wearing white-red-white ribbons on their wrists.
Trial outcome 27.10.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Vitaliy Matyush said at the court session that he and his wife saw a group of citizens with symbols heading towards Independence Avenue. They also decided to walk with the crowd, while moving along the sidewalk. Having reached the avenue, they saw that the roadway was blocked by police officers. At some point, my wife and I went out onto the roadway near the pedestrian crossing to take a picture, while they had white-red-white ribbons on their wrists.
Trial outcome 27.10.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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