Plastic surgeon, was detained on February 14, 2023 right at the workplace. After the administrative arrest, he was not released.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
Convicted for the fact that in December a man ruined three desktop flags of Belarus.
According to the case file, in a shop on Pushinsky pr-t, a 28 year old man «grabbed the panels of three desktop flags of the Republic of Belarus, which were in a metal shelf of the store, tore the flag cloths out of plastic rods and threw them on the floor». The state prosecution regarded Dmitry's actions as committed «on the grounds of political and ideological enmity».
1.5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Olga was convicted for a Facebook post made back in 2020.
According to law enforcement officials, the woman showed «a desire to undermine the authority of the head of state and insult the president in the eyes of the public by choosing a method designed for a wide range of people to spread false information».
| 05.07.2023 | 15 июня поставлена на учёт как лицо склонное к экстремизму |
2.5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Vladimir was accused of administering the community in vk.com calling for the recognition of the Belarusian language as the only state language in Belarus.
In February 2021, Vladimir Butkovets appealed to the Investigative Committee of Gomel with a request to interrogate him as a witness in the case of a human rights defender Leonid Sudalenko, to whom he repeatedly applied for legal assistance.
In the summer of 2022, Vladimir was dismissed from his job as «politically unreliable».
Vladimir was detained on September 5, 2022, he was sentenced to seven days of arrest under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code for «distribution of extremist materials».
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
On April 18, 2023, the Supreme Court replaced the deprivation of liberty with 3 years of restriction of freedom with a referral to an open-type correctional institution.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
An employee of the Minsk Motor Plant. Detained on November 16, 2022, allegedly for participating in protest actions. Convicted on February 28, 2023.
2,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the materials of the prosecution, Alexey Yaroshevich, back in April 2021, using a mobile phone on a page on a social network ok.ru posted an image of Alexander Lukashenko and accompanied it with an obscene text message.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
It is known that the man was found guilty of desecration of the state flag of the Republic of Belarus.
Demyanchik admitted his guilt. The details of the case are unknown.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
Vladimir was accused of leaving an offensive comment on the vk.com social network under a post about Lukashenko. The post included a photo of the latter and the text of his speech on the topic of military operations on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Vladimir left a comment from his sister's page and phone number when he was visiting her.
The man fully admitted his guilt. The sentence has entered into force and the guy is serving his sentence.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Before the trial, Vyacheslav was at large, he was detained for three days from September 9 to 12, 2022. He was found guilty that on March 1, 2021, he left a comment in the direction of Lukashenka on the vk.com social network under his photo, the comment consisted of one word: «oaf».
Vyacheslav Ovchuk pleaded guilty. He said that he was outraged by Lukashenka's statement that it is necessary to punish people who receive salaries in envelopes. According to the accused, it is necessary to punish those who give them away.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the materials of the prosecution, on January 26, 2021, Gennady Boris, a 55 year old veteran of the war in Afghanistan, posted an image in red and green with a swastika with a national ornament on his page on the social network ok.ru, and on the same day he posted an image of Alexander Lukashenko in a military uniform against the background on his page swastikas.
The next episode of the case concerns July 26, 2022. Gennady Boris posted a text message in ok.ru in which he indicated that «terrorist No. 1 is wanted» and that an amount of one million euros would be collected for his detention. He further writes that 586 000 euros have already been reserved for whoever arrests Lukashenko.
The man admitted his guilt in the deed.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In the video published in the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a 36 year old man says that he was detained for writing in vk.com an offensive message about a law enforcement officer in 2021.
2.5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Employee of the Värtanne Foundation.
On the morning of November 4, 2022, Makarevich’s home was searched , and in the afternoon he stopped communicating.
April 12, 2023 released on bail. There is practically no information about his case.
In the Grodno Regional Court on March 25, 2024, another trial of Sergei will begin for donation under Art. 361-2 CC
2 years of restriction of freedom in an open correctional facility
According to the materials of the prosecution, 20 year old Nikita, along with a friend, was walking in Bobruisk on an autumn evening and, deliberately jumping up near one of the shops, grabbed the flag of the national flag of the Republic of Belarus, mounted on a flagpole in a metal bracket, pulled it down with force. As a result, the flag, together with a fragment of the state, broke off from the attachment point and fell on the paving slabs…
Then, holding it in his hands by the flagpole, the accused ran at least 20 meters, waving it. The next day, the panel was thrown out into the street.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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