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Originally from Vitebsk , studied in Gomel, but recently lived in Grodno. An engineer by profession, he recently worked as a system administrator at Whitebird. Judging by social networks, he lived in Warsaw.
The man is also a radio amateur. Member of the Belarusian Federation of Radio Amateurs and Radio Athletes.
The consideration of the case began in January 2024, the last meeting was held on March 29, 2024
According to the prosecution, Evgeniy Kladov, on the Odnoklassniki social network, on his profile wall, available for viewing by other users, “counting on the subsequent perception by others of offensive information,” realizing the public and humiliating nature of his publication, deliberately posted an image that is contrary to universal morality and norms of behavior , accepted in society, thereby publicly deliberately humiliating the honor and dignity of Lukashenko’s personality in connection with the exercise of his powers, expressed in an indecent form.”
There are two similar episodes in the case.
At the court hearing, Kladov actually did not admit guilt and indicated that on his page he accidentally posted, in the public domain for all users, pictures of Lukashenko that he had previously viewed on the Internet; he did this unintentionally, he did not know that these images would be saved in the feed of his page , after his "class" mark.
On July 12, 2024, it became known that Evgeniy was included in the list of individuals involved in terrorist activities as accused under three more articles: Articles 130, 361 and 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Apparently, Evgeniy was charged with a new one.
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
The basis for the criminal case against the man was “Class” in “Odnoklassniki” in one of the public pages recognized as extremist by one of the courts of the Republic of Belarus.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Alexander was convicted in December 2023 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and was sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
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It is known that Nadezhda has two adult daughters and a minor son with disabilities.
On March 1, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
6 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
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- IT staff
Yashkin was detained in May 2023 and placed in custody pending trial.
According to the case materials , the man posted comments containing slander and insults against Lukashenko, called for the seizure of state power and a violent change in the constitutional system in the country.
In addition, in August 2020, the man twice made donations in support of the detainees.
According to the prosecution , Alexander Goncharov transferred funds through a bank transfer to finance the activities of the “Kastus Kalinovsky Regiment.”
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- Foreign citizens
- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
The man was detained after 2021. Botvich was charged with two counts: "espionage" and "intelligence activity." The man in question is a 59-year-old man who, although not a Belarusian citizen, grew up and lived in Belarus. He is Sergei Ivanovich Botvich, the owner of companies with a combined turnover of hundreds of thousands of dollars, some of which were registered in the EU.
Sergei has done business in Belarus, Russia, France, and Lithuania (and holds citizenship in these countries )—primarily in tourism and wholesale coal exports from Eastern Europe to the Baltic and Western European countries. During the "fat years," Botvich's companies generated several hundred thousand dollars annually. In 2014, Botvich participated in a project to build a charcoal plant near the Svisloch River. Another major project of his was the purchase of the Bogudenki estate near the Svisloch River for $30,000.
"I was kept in solitary confinement for a year and a half, subjected to 10-hour cross-examinations, and deprived of food and water due to chronic illnesses—diabetes, post-thrombotic syndrome, hypertension, and gout," Botvich describes the conditions in his letter. According to him, Belarusian security forces wanted him to "incriminate himself about alleged espionage activities for Lithuania." He also wrote in the letter that the security services threatened his family, demanding that his wife and child come to Belarus and bring Sergei's work phone.
Former prisoners reported that Botvich works in the open air at the prison, performing low-skilled labor in all weather conditions, sawing boards with a two-handed saw or stripping wires and cables for non-ferrous metal. There is no building in the industrial zone where prisoners can hide or even temporarily warm themselves in the winter—the room where they change clothes is locked until evening.
People who were imprisoned in the same colony as Botvich speak of his poor health.
On March 19, 2024, the court’s appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
It is known that Oleg was detained in an administrative case on March 21, 2023 and accused of producing, distributing or storing extremist materials under Art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offences.
Previously, Oleg was involved in social and cultural activities, at one time he led the Gomel “cleanse”, and as a writer he published a lot in magazines and newspapers.
The trial took place behind closed doors.
On 03/05/2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
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- People with disabilities
Yarmoshuk was first detained in this case on March 23, 2023, and was held for three days. Then they released him, but on June 11, 2023 they detained him again and took him into custody.
According to the indictment, on March 1, 2022, Yarmoshuk downloaded several files from the ItArmy of Ukraine website that allow DDoS attacks. Then he launched the program on his computer “at least 8 times,” which “broke the protection system against DDoS attacks” and “the operation of unidentified Internet resources of the Russian Federation was disrupted.” Thus, according to the state prosecution, Yarmoshuk “used malicious, potentially dangerous programs.” Also on August 19, 2020, Yarmoshuk transferred about $60 to the BySOL initiative via Facebook. 7 months later (March 12, 2021), the Belarusian authorities recognized the BySOL Foundation as an “extremist formation.” The fact that at the time of the money transfer BySOL was not an “extremist formation” does not bother the state prosecution.
On January 12, 2024, an appeal hearing was held at the court. The verdict came into force.
4 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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- Twice political prisoners
Igor Nemirovich was first detained in early May 2022 and immediately placed under house arrest, but he escaped and left. In the fall of this year, he appealed to the commission for reviewing appeals from Belarusians abroad and returned home, but this fact was not recognized as "an unconditional basis for concluding that he repented." On September 27, 2023, he was detained again and placed in custody.
According to the prosecution , on August 10, 2020, Igor Nemirovich posted a photo on Instagram with text in an "indecent form, degrading the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko, which contained a negative assessment and was offensive towards him."
At the trial, Igor admitted his guilt in full and said that from May to August 2020, he did not live in Belarus. The Brest resident learned about the events that took place in his homeland from the media. "Having succumbed to negative emotions from the events being covered," he posted a photo of an "offensive nature" regarding Alexander Lukashenko on the social network Instagram.
08/16/2024 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
In October 2024, he was again detained on suspicion of "assisting extremist activity."