Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk

Number of repressed:

45

Birthday:

11 february 1974

Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for the fact that, as a judge of the Minsk City Court, he regularly issues politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society. In judicial practice, Kuchuk considers not only administrative cases, but also criminal ones. As a result of her decisions, many Belarusians who opposed the repressive regime in force in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on February 5, 2021, Dina Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Pavel Spirin to four years and six months of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony. On May 25, 2023, Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Svetlana Bychkovskaya to five years and six months in a general regime colony. On July 24, 2023, the judge sentenced political prisoner Yuri Adamov to three years in prison for making 24 donations to the BySol and ByHelp foundations totaling $1,590. Thus, Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for violations of human rights and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Kuchuk’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.