Alexander Boleslavovich Kozel
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Alexander Boleslavovich Kozel
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 14 decisions awarding at least 16 years of restriction or imprisonment. He also left unchanged the sentences of lower courts in politically motivated cases.
On November 28, 2022, a verdict was passed on “Zeltser’s gun,” 40-year-old Sergei Anufrienko, who was accused of insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368) and inciting other social hatred (Part. 1 Art. 130). Sentence: two years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
On August 12, 2022, he sentenced Alexander Kurgansky, imposing a sentence of one and a half years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, and also ordered him to pay 50 basic fines (1,600 rubles). Alexander Kurgansky was found guilty under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a representative of authority) and Part 1 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social hostility or discord). On June 28, 2022, the KGB added Alexander to the list of persons “involved in terrorist activities” for liking a comment.
He sentenced Oksana Kasperovich to 1 year and 2 months imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions under Part 1 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (inciting social hatred), for comments on the “Zeltzer case”.
There is also evidence of negligence in non-politically motivated cases.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 14 decisions awarding at least 16 years of restriction or imprisonment. He also left unchanged the sentences of lower courts in politically motivated cases.
On November 28, 2022, a verdict was passed on “Zeltser’s gun,” 40-year-old Sergei Anufrienko, who was accused of insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368) and inciting other social hatred (Part. 1 Art. 130). Sentence: two years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
On August 12, 2022, he sentenced Alexander Kurgansky, imposing a sentence of one and a half years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, and also ordered him to pay 50 basic fines (1,600 rubles). Alexander Kurgansky was found guilty under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a representative of authority) and Part 1 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social hostility or discord). On June 28, 2022, the KGB added Alexander to the list of persons “involved in terrorist activities” for liking a comment.
He sentenced Oksana Kasperovich to 1 year and 2 months imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions under Part 1 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (inciting social hatred), for comments on the “Zeltzer case”.
There is also evidence of negligence in non-politically motivated cases.
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It is known that Tatyana is free, but the sentence for political crimes, as well as the release date, are unknown due to the closed judicial system in Belarus.
A resident of the village of Shchorsy in the Novogrudok district. He was accused of reposting a message from the group "Grodno Region of Change!" on his page on the social network "Odnoklassniki". The message itself was dedicated to two employees of penal institutions.
Before the trial, Viktor Pilzhis was placed under house arrest as a preventive measure from September 12, 2022. This means that Pilzhis was prohibited from leaving his home, using the Internet, or using communications.
In addition to the two-year prison sentence, the court ordered Viktor Pilzhis to pay the two security officials 10,000 Belarusian rubles as compensation for their moral damages.
On 06.12.2022, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released on October 12, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexander worked for the Ministry of Emergency Situations for over 15 years. Before his arrest, he was a squad commander at Unit No. 7 in Grodno. He was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. Alexander was subsequently fired and ordered to pay seven thousand Belarusian rubles in compensation under his contract.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Oksana, a music teacher at a school in Lida, was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In June 2022, she was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence.
Sergei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko," and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Ruslan was convicted on charges of distributing leaflets in the city by posting them, which contained “knowingly false” information that slandered police officers.
He was released in May 2023 under an amnesty, three weeks before the end of his sentence.