Vitaly Eduardovich Kulesh supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repression. He was part of the commission that toughened the sentence for Yuzef Nemero.
The original sentence handed down by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Grodno was 2.5 years of restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility. The new sentence is 1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
The man was convicted of kicking a riot police officer in the thigh on September 6, 2020, while defending a girl. However, the victim did not suffer any physical harm. Only moral damage and a dirty uniform.
Vitaly Eduardovich Kulesh supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repression. He was part of the commission that toughened the sentence for Yuzef Nemero.
The original sentence handed down by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Grodno was 2.5 years of restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility. The new sentence is 1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
The man was convicted of kicking a riot police officer in the thigh on September 6, 2020, while defending a girl. However, the victim did not suffer any physical harm. Only moral damage and a dirty uniform.
A sole proprietor. According to the prosecution, he allegedly left negative comments about Russia after the terrorist attack at Crocus Hall and called for bombing Russian cities.
Andrey was detained in March. Pro-government channels published a "repentant" video of him.
Trial outcome 04.12.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.02.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Igor was detained on November 23, 2023. From a video on a pro-government channel published by security forces, it is known that he was a co-founder of a company for urban route transportation.
On camera, Igor says that he was detained for comments in Telegram channels about the Belarusian and Russian military.
Trial outcome 08.07.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.09.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.02.2024
unknown.
Appeal 18.12.2024
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
The man was accused of, in the court's opinion, leaving an offensive comment in a telegram addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov and the Deputy Chief of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Central District Administration of Minsk, Chief of the Criminal Police Vladimir Kubrakov. Alexander fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions. Before the trial, the man was under personal surety. After the verdict was announced, he was taken into custody in the courtroom.
Alexander Borovik has a minor child in his care. He works as a carpenter-machine operator.
In January 2024, it became known that Pavel was again accused, but this time under Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 15.05.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 29.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 25.06.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.02.2023
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Vladimir is a blogger and author of the YouTube channel MozgON. He started by discussing economic and social news, later moving on to political topics, covering various actions, including pickets of Sergei Tikhanovsky.
In June 2020, he was detained to serve an administrative arrest, but was later accused of preparing "mass riots" and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case." According to human rights activists, the defendants in the case are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
In 2022, Vladimir was transferred to prison regime. In 2023, he was tried twice for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." In the fall of 2023, a third court hearing was held on a new case for "malicious disobedience."
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Fyodor, the star of "What? Where? When?", was convicted of, according to the prosecution, transferring funds to the bank accounts of members of "extremist groups" using a current account and a payment card at Sberbank, registered in his name, and a mobile phone, between December 2020 and March 2021. He was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral order and released from custody after the verdict was read out before it entered into force.
Trial outcome 19.04.2024
3 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Pro-government Telegram channels published a "repentant" video with Vladimir Nikonov in March 2024. On camera, the man says that he left "unflattering comments" about Lukashenko, ministers, security officials, and their children.
The man, according to the materials of the prosecution, posted publications in Telegram in which he gave a negative assessment of Lukashenko — profanity was used in the messages. In them, the accused allegedly also called for violence against military man of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, law enforcement officers, incited national and social enmity: «Russian invaders participating in the forcible seizure of foreign state territory by military force».
Trial outcome 31.03.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander was detained in the winter of 2021 and convicted under articles on insulting Lukashenko and inciting hatred on the basis of social affiliation - in relation to police officers. The case of insulting Lukashenko was initiated for a comment on Telegram left by Alexander on September 27, 2020. Under another article, the criminal case was based on messages posted by him from July to October 2020, which, according to the investigation and the court, contained calls for aggressive actions against police officers.
According to human rights activists, Alexander was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Yuzef, a pensioner, was detained after participating in the "March of Unity" action, which took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno. He was charged under articles on participation in group actions that violate public order and on the use of violence or the threat of its use against a police officer - because he defended a woman from the brutal actions of riot police.
Initially, Yusef was sentenced to restricted freedom in an open-type institution, but after an appeal by the prosecutor's office, the sentence was reviewed, and ultimately he was sentenced to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
He was released in July 2022, having served his full sentence.
Trial outcome 12.11.2020
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 rubles of compensation.
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