He was found guilty of leaving an insulting comment about Ruslan Schumacher, a district inspector from Bobruisk, in one of the telegram chats recognized as extremist in December 2020. Under the post, which claimed that the policeman fabricated administrative cases, Zhikharevich's comment used the nickname "Spit". It was also said at the trial that in May 2021, Alexander Zhikharevich was sentenced to 2.5 years in an open colony for threatening violence against a law enforcement officer. However, the details of this case were not mentioned at the trial. In conjunction with the Minsk sentence, by absorbing part of the term, Zhikharevich will have to spend 2 years and 8 months in “chemistry” - this is taking into account the fact that from March 2 to May 14 he was kept in an isolation ward.
12.21.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years and 8 months of restriction of freedom .
A man was found guilty of drawing 13 red triangles with Belarusian patterns at a public transport stop. By this he caused damage in the amount of 19 rubles 9 kopecks. According to the indictment, he insulted the judge of the Chervensky district, Inessa Raevskaya : he wrote an inscription on her fence containing the word “corrupt judge.”
Released in March 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
| 27.10.2021 | He has been in IUOT # 29 in Volkovysk since October 20, 2021. Put on preventive records as "prone to extremist activity" |
1.5 years of restriction of freedom .
The reason was a comment in the telegram channel "Punishers of Belarus" regarding the OMON officer, but neither his name nor the comment itself was announced at the trial. The state prosecution in the case was supported by Manuilik.
According to the prosecution, on May 26, 2020, Dmitry Burdenko was in Lepel, having the intent to publicly insult a representative of the authorities in connection with the exercise of his official powers, left a comment on the Odnoklassniki social network on the page of Olga Karach under the publication of a photo of Igor Volnich, in which he crushed knee to the ground of the detainee, with the following content: “Chmo”.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral .
On July 12, 2020, Lyogky saw in the “country for life” chat a photograph in which the injured Volnich stood on the head of an unknown person with his foot. Then Nikolai Legky, in a fit of emotion, wrote a couple of swear words under the picture. Under this message there were a lot of other emotional comments.
| 23.10.2021 | 10/17/21 registered as an extremist |
2 years of restriction of freedom.
resident of Molodechno, detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. Aleksey is accused of setting fire to the state flag, located near the store, together with Vladislav Tomashevich. Released on June 17, 2022 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year in prison.
resident of Molodechno, detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. Vladislav is accused of setting fire to the state flag, located near the store, together with Alexei Chashun.
On June 22, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year and 5 days in prison.
was detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. She, as well as two other men, were accused of tearing down the state flag on one of the streets of Homel. Released on June 23, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.
1 year in prison .
detained on July 1, 2021 for bringing a ritual wreath to a policeman’s house.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2024 upon expiration of his sentence.
3 years in prison .
was detained on July 27, 2021 near his home for an offensive comment about the prosecutor.
It is also known that Vadim wrote a book about the protests.
By absorbing a less severe punishment into a more severe one, on October 29, 2021, the political prisoner was finally sentenced to restriction of freedom and sent to an open correctional facility for a period of three years. Vadim Gil was released from custody in the courtroom while he appealed the verdict.
Vadim left Belarus.
3 years of restriction of liberty with a referral
resident of Novogrudok. He has been serving his sentence since the end of August 2021.
2 years of restriction of liberty .
Convicted for comments under a photo of a government official and an employee of the authorities in the Odnoklassniki social network.
| 25.09.2023 | Должны были освободить |
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Convicted on 07/06/2021 by the Berestovitsky District Court for commenting on an official. He has been serving his sentence since September 10, 2021.
In October 2022, the punishment regime was replaced with a stricter one, he was transferred to a colony.
On November 16, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
| 19.10.2022 | On October 4, 22, he was transferred to SIZO-2, Vitebsk |
| 26.09.2021 | 09/14/2021 registered as prone to extremism |
1.5 years of restriction of freedom.
Former employee of the Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, convicted of insulting a police officer in Bobruisk. She posted a negative comment on social networks under a photo of an employee: "It's because of such goats that they don't like cops." After being detained and interrogated, Olga was fired from her job.
The court awarded 2 years of "home chemistry" and 1,000 rubles in compensation for non-pecuniary damage.
2 years of "home chemistry"
Pavel Anisimov was accused of intent on February 3, 2021 to publicly insult a representative of the authorities in connection with the performance of his official duties, left a comment on the Euroradio telegram channel under a message about the death of the deputy chief of staff of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Mogilev region Alexander Petrusevich with the following content: “ The bastard died, let the devils at Hades forever fry him .
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