Berezinsky District Court. Judge. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Alexander Anatolyevich Kholodtsov supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repression. Handled guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, imposing fines totaling at least 3,510 rubles and administrative arrest for a total of at least 51 days. He held illegal mobile courts in a prison in Zhodzina. He forbade the calling of witnesses. He forbade the addition of video, audio, and photographic evidence to the case. He failed to notice any contradictions in identically written witness statements containing knowingly false information. Handled guilty verdicts for numerous individuals detained between August 7 and 11, while handing down the longest sentences of any mobile court judge. Found Petr Leonidovich Petrushka guilty under Article 341 of the Criminal Code for drawing white-red-white flags in Minsk and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 700 rubles. Founded Natalia Valentinovna Podlevska guilty under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Lukashenko and Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official. The court sentenced him to one year's imprisonment in a general regime penal colony and a fine of 100 basic units.
Berezinsky District Court. Judge. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Alexander Anatolyevich Kholodtsov supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repression. Handled guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, imposing fines totaling at least 3,510 rubles and administrative arrest for a total of at least 51 days. He held illegal mobile courts in a prison in Zhodzina. He forbade the calling of witnesses. He forbade the addition of video, audio, and photographic evidence to the case. He failed to notice any contradictions in identically written witness statements containing knowingly false information. Handled guilty verdicts for numerous individuals detained between August 7 and 11, while handing down the longest sentences of any mobile court judge. Found Petr Leonidovich Petrushka guilty under Article 341 of the Criminal Code for drawing white-red-white flags in Minsk and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 700 rubles. Founded Natalia Valentinovna Podlevska guilty under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Lukashenko and Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official. The court sentenced him to one year's imprisonment in a general regime penal colony and a fine of 100 basic units.
Natalia was detained in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under two articles: "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official," and remanded in custody pending trial.
In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence.
Mikhail was found guilty in September 2021 of painting 13 red triangles with Belarusian designs on a public transport stop, causing damages totaling 19 rubles and 9 kopecks. According to the indictment, he also insulted Cherven District Judge Inessa Rayevskaya by writing the words "corrupt judge" on her fence.
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 21.09.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 19 rubles of compensation.
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