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In the interests of the regime, Lukashenko demands severe punishment even for those whose innocence is obvious.
He was the state prosecutor in the cases of:
Dmitry Konopelko;
Vitaliy Kovalenko;
Tamaz and Timur Pipiya, Denis Boltuty and Vitaly Shishlov;
Emil Guseinov;
Andrei Linnik. In total, more than 24 political prisoners.
He acted as the state prosecutor in the case against Anton Belensky, a volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters.
Anton is accused under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code - "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
According to the indictment, Anton Belensky on August 9 joined a group of citizens who grossly violated public order, repeatedly refused to comply with the lawful demands of police officers and deliberately obstructed traffic, and also persuaded other people to commit illegal actions.
The judge in the case is Svetlana Bondarenko.
In the interests of the regime, Lukashenko demands severe punishment even for those whose innocence is obvious.
He was the state prosecutor in the cases of:
Dmitry Konopelko;
Vitaliy Kovalenko;
Tamaz and Timur Pipiya, Denis Boltuty and Vitaly Shishlov;
Emil Guseinov;
Andrei Linnik. In total, more than 24 political prisoners.
He acted as the state prosecutor in the case against Anton Belensky, a volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters.
Anton is accused under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code - "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
According to the indictment, Anton Belensky on August 9 joined a group of citizens who grossly violated public order, repeatedly refused to comply with the lawful demands of police officers and deliberately obstructed traffic, and also persuaded other people to commit illegal actions.
The judge in the case is Svetlana Bondarenko.
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Judge Evgeny Pisarevich heard the case from August 28 to September 4, 2024. Viktor will also be ordered to pay 1,000 rubles in compensation for moral damages to the Logoisk police officer.
On October 7, 2025, the verdict was announced in the second trial: taking into account the first trial - 6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security prison, a fine of 600 basic units, as well as compensation for moral damages to Chemodanova - 5,000 Belarusian rubles, Karpenkov - 2,000 Belarusian rubles, and Nikitenko - 5,000 Belarusian rubles.
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Alexey, an activist in the anarchist movement, was detained in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted under several criminal articles, such as “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order” and “creation of an extremist group and participation in it.”
It is known that the charges are based on the episode with the blocking of roads in Brest in 2018 during a protest against the construction of the battery plant, as well as participation in the "March of the Non-Parasites", which took place on March 5, 2017.
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Nikita, an anarchist activist, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participating in a criminal organization." The charges stemmed from an incident related to the "March of the Non-Parasites," which took place on March 5, 2017.
Nikita was scheduled for release in early March 2026 after completing his six-year sentence. However, in January, he was retried under Article 411 of the Criminal Code—"malicious disobedience to prison administration"—and received an additional year added to his sentence. Prior to this, the anarchist spent at least four months in a cell-type facility at Shklov Colony No. 17.
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Vitaly was arrested on September 25, 2020, in a criminal case opened after a protest in Minsk. State television showed him with his hands tied in a forest, where he confessed to participating in the riots.
Pavel was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 23, 2020, in Minsk. He was convicted under three criminal articles, including "resisting a police officer." According to the charges, he called for participation in mass riots, which were allegedly planned in advance under the guise of mass events, blocked communications, and the resistance was expressed in disobeying demands to open the door, refusing to get out of the car, and holding on to the seat with his hands.
In July 2022, Pavel was convicted again of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility” — an article under which prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations.
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Anarchist activist Alexander was detained on August 12, 2020 and convicted on a number of criminal charges. Earlier, in 2010, he had already served a sentence in the "anarchist case".
In 2022, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and in February 2023, the Supreme Court reduced the term by 3 months.
In June 2024, Alexander was again charged under the article for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration," and he was given another year of imprisonment.
In July 2024, his mother, Tatyana Frantskevich, was arrested on charges of "participation in an extremist group." Her sister, Natalia Lobatsevich, the mother of former political prisoner Ilya Lobatsevich, was arrested along with her.
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Dmitry was detained on September 29, 2021, in Minsk and, after more than a year in prison, was convicted in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Georgy was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on Facebook under Vladimir Lazarev's post featuring a photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Rudko, an officer with the Bobruisk Main Directorate of Internal Affairs.
Alexander was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Alexei was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Vitaly was convicted in September 2021 for causing bodily harm to police officer Vladislav Suvorov during a search on April 23, 2021. According to the prosecution, he slammed a door on the officer's fingers, causing fractures and scratches.
In court, Vitaly explained that he was at home with his family that day when he heard his wife scream. In the hallway, he saw his son and at least four men in tracksuits and masks, who were trying to force their way into the apartment without identifying them. In shock, he tried to hold the door open, unaware that they were police officers and unaware that he could have injured their fingers. Vitaly emphasized that if he had immediately realized they were police officers, the situation would not have happened.
The court sentenced him to restricted freedom with direction and payment of large compensation.
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In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Andrei was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "participation in mass riots" and convicted in November of that year for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in November 2024 as part of a pardon.
Emil was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 23, 2020, in Minsk. He was convicted under three criminal articles, including "resisting a police officer." According to the charges, he called for participation in mass riots, which were allegedly planned in advance under the guise of mass events, blocked communications, and resisted by blocking the door, holding onto the steering wheel and refusing to get out of the car.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2025, having fully served his sentence.
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Pavel, an anarchist activist, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participating in a criminal organization." The charges stemmed from an incident related to the "March of the Non-Parasites," which took place on March 5, 2017, as well as events that occurred outside the Brest Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) in 2016.
In the fall of 2025, another court hearing was held on the charge of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration," during which Pavel was again sentenced to imprisonment. His total sentence was eight years.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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Daniil, an activist in the anarchist movement, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participation in a criminal organization." It is known that the charges were based on an episode with blocking roads in Brest in 2018, when a protest was taking place against the construction of the battery plant.
In early March 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.