Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
On June 18, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 04.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.06.2024
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.
On February 27, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 29.12.2023:
3 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
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.
A Minsk residentwith Armenianroots, a citizen of the Russian Federation . He was detained in September 2023, presumably for messages in a chat with friends. A criminal case was opened. He was severely beaten during the arrest.
Maxillofacial surgeon by specialty.
Trial outcome 26.07.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.11.2024
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.
He was a local deputy in Zaslavl, where his company is registered. Bremshmidt was even on the election commission for the 2019 parliamentary elections. It is known that at the end of May 2023, the man traveled to Lithuania. In chats, he wrote how long it took him to cross the border and that he was going to return to Belarus soon. One of the organizers of “VIVA Rovar” in Zaslavl.
On 29.04.2024, the appeal was considered (presumably the term was reduced from 10 years of imprisonment, imposed by the court of first instance, to 6.5 years of imprisonment), the sentence came into force.
Trial outcome 06.03.2024:
6.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
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 of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 03.05.2024
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.
Mother of political prisoner blogger Olga Tokarczuk (was released in June 2022 after serving her sentence). She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
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.
Natalia was detained during a massive raid by security forces on January 23–24, 2024, aimed at relatives of political prisoners and people expressing solidarity with them. She was convicted in a criminal case opened under the article “assistance to extremist activity.”
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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.
She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
Trial outcome 17.10.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.12.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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.
He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for donating to Kalinovsky’s regiment (the first - 13.63 euros, the second - 35 euros, a total of 133 rubles 30 kopecks).
Trial outcome 26.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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 first court ordered him to undergo compulsory treatment. The prosecutor filed an appeal, as he wanted to prove that Dmitry fell ill after writing the comments. The court rejected the prosecutor's appeal. The preliminary talk was about 6 months of treatment. He was transferred to Novinki from Volodarka until 27.04.2024.
Pavel Kuntsevich is 39 years old. He is a Minsk resident, he studied at the Minsk State Institute of Ecology named after Sakharov as a psychologist. He worked at the Chervensky market, where he had his own retail outlet, and recently he made greenhouses for money.
Judging by social networks, he was detained in the fall of 2023. He was accused under Part 3 of Art. 361 of the Criminal Code of Belarus - “calls for sanctions or other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.” Under the article, he faced up to 12 years in prison. Pavel has a large family - a wife and four children.
Trial outcome 22.01.2024:
4 years imprisonment in a colony
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.
On March 1, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 17.01.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 01.03.2024
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 26.04.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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.
In 2016, Nadezhda graduated from the Minsk State Linguistic University with a degree in foreign language teaching. She worked as a translator for over a year and then moved to IT, where she worked in testing. In November 2023, Nadezhda was detained.
Trial outcome 02.08.2024
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.09.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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.
Alexander is accused of participating in protests and of being involved with the "Pismo.bel" service, which allowed people to send letters to political prisoners. His brother, artist Vladimir Lykshin, was detained along with him.
According to preliminary information from former cellmates, the brothers are charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On March 18, 2024, the Sovietsky District Court of Minsk held a trial for the brothers, as well as Alexander's wife, Elizaveta . Judge Alexander Yakunchikhin sentenced them all to 2.5 years of house arrest.
Was detained againat the endof2024underPart1 of Article361. Before the trial, he was held in ST-8, then in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1, and awaited appeal in ST-4.
Trial outcome 15.03.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years 7 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
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.
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