Pavel Pashukevich was detained for comments in the telegram chat “Dyatlovo for life.”
On May 18, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
Detained for comments on social networks.
| 15.05.2023 | Сильно избит при задержании: подозрение на перелом двух рёбер. |
5 years imprisonment in a colony
On February 10, 2023, the first trial was held under Articles 369 and 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the appeal hearing was on April 7, 2023.
On October 16, 2023, a new trial was held under Articles 369 and 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus; no appeal was filed.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
Semyon was accused of participating in the November protest in 2020 and of allegedly paying his subordinates salaries “in envelopes.”
On May 12, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Operator. Pavel collaborated with independent media. Earlier, the journalist was repeatedly detained while covering political actions in Belarus, including after 2020. As part of the criminal case, he was detained on February 9 after a search of his house, during which mobile phones and a video camera were removed. Subsequently, it became known that Pavel was charged under Part 1 of Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code.
| 21.02.2023 | Detained on January 20, 23, placed in the Zaslavsky District Department of Internal Affairs, at 01.01. F. Skorina, 20. They detained the KGB, near the car, in the district of Zaslavl. I received the first 15 days for a repost from the Radio Liberty website from 2017. |
4 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Previously, he was detained under an administrative article for participating in protests. Pro-government telegram channels reported on Andrei's detention. On the “repentant video” , the guy says that he was detained for distributing personal data of police officers, judges and called people to violent actions.
It is also reported that the man "left more than 2 thousand extremist messages, of which at least 100 records contain signs of violations of the law."
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Karpeshko and two of his friends had their own private chat for three people. After the beginning of the military invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, in March 2022, Michael left a comment in which he wrote about the experience that wars could begin on the territory of Belarus. For this message, the man was detained and convicted.
Witnesses at the trial were two other chat participants – friends of Karpeshko, who had previously been brought to administrative responsibility under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus.
At the trial, the materials of the Karpeshko case indicated that the man had left a message in a «public chat in Telegram».
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Former police officer Alexander Sazonov and Evgeniy Vasilevsky were detained almost a year ago - on February 27, 2022 in Minsk, and on March 1, both were punished with administrative arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (violation of the procedure for organizing or holding mass events).
The Pervomaisky District Court of Minsk sentenced Sazonov to 13 days of arrest and Vasilevsky to 15 days for participating in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The essence of the accusation is still unknown. Probably, we are talking about the transfer of personal data of security forces to protest chats.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a general regime.
According to the investigation , from November 2020 to March 2022, the accused, using a mobile phone in chats of Telegram channels recognized by the court as extremist materials, published 17 comments of an offensive nature with obscene language addressed to the judge, internal affairs officers and other government officials, and also Lukashenko.
On April 11, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
She was convicted of insulting A. Lukashenko about household chemicals. After that, she again insulted Lukashenko on the phone by dialing 102. She has a leg disease, cannot move independently, and is disabled.
2 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Taxi driver. According to pro-government telegram channels, he was detained for comments on social networks. During his arrest, Sergei’s arm was broken.
On August 2, 2024, an appeal against the verdict will be considered.
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The bass guitarist of the band «TOR BAND».
On January 20, 2023, it became known that the «TOR BAND» group was recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus. Dmitry Golovach and his wife Yulia, Yevgeny Burlo and Andrei Yaremchik were added to the extremist formation of the State Security Committee.
This is the first musical group to be included in the list of extremist formations.
7.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
According to pro-government telegram channels, he was detained for numerous comments on social networks.
On October 31, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Graduated from BSUIR, systems engineer. For a long time he worked in RUE "Beltelecom" in his specialty.
Has 4 children from different marriages. Recently lived in Brest.
He is involved in the "terrorism" case. 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.
12 years of imprisonment in a colony under a reinforced regime
He is being investigated for terrorism.
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 goal of which was to commit an indefinite number of crimes of an extremist nature. The crimes should have been committed by persons radically opposed to the current government, including former active military personnel, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power through unconstitutional means.” The “criminal group” included Prokopyev himself, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovich, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.
Peter has a disabled child, 14 years old.
On September 29, 2023, the Supreme Court began considering appeals from political prisoners in the “Gaidukevich case.” The proceedings were continued on October 4, 2023. It is known that the verdict came into force and Peter began serving his sentence, the place of imprisonment is being established.
9 years of imprisonment in a colony under a reinforced regime, with the first five years served in a prison.
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