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.
Dmitry was found guilty of participating in one of the marches in 2020. His actions - including being on the road and displaying a protest "V-shaped symbol" - allegedly interfered with the movement of traffic and the work of the enterprise. He was also tried for an incident during which he punched another person in the face. The victim added that the conflict arose due to the political situation in the country in 2020. Dmitry pleaded guilty.
Trial outcome 03.04.2023:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Nikita Kovalenko is an evangelical believer and a connoisseur of religious architecture.
He was detained during numerous detentions in Fanipol. Employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption broke into Kovalenko's apartment and conducted a search, during which the man's personal computer and phone were seized. A criminal case was opened against Nikita, but it is not known what he is charged with.
Nikita Kovalenko is a believer of one of the Minsk Baptist churches and one of the best experts on the religious architecture of Belarus of the XVI century. Recently, he worked as a developer in the IT field. The man had previously been detained during protests in 2020.
A member of the Belarusian free software community and one of the creators of the scientific and educational samizdat "Pamylka," Yuri Adamov studied theoretical physics at BSU, received his PhD in the UK, and conducted research in American laboratories and universities.
According to provincial media, he was arrested for making 24 "donations" to the extremist groups "BySol" and "ByHelp" totaling $1,590. A criminal case has now been opened.
In November 2027, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 24.07.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He was accused of taking part in the “March for Freedom” in Minsk on August 16, 2020, the defendant fully admitted his guilt in court and repented. He explained that he "succumbed to the actions of the crowd." Evidence of Ilya's participation in the rally was the billing data, as well as a video recording in which "the accused was fixed on the roadway next to people with white-red-white symbols." Kryuk was kept in custody until the trial. After the verdict was announced, he was released in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 02.02.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the prosecution, Anton Ruchan and Roman Soroka took part in a march in September 2020 near Romanovskaya Sloboda Street. Including, they protested on the roadway. Anton βas a symbol of protestβ had a white-red-white flag with him: the man said that it did not belong to him, someone just let him use it for photography. Both men also pleaded guilty. They recognized themselves in the photographs that found on the phone.
Trial outcome 14.03.2023:
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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