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.
In early October 2022, unknown individuals hung a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on a power line pole in the Moscow district. During an operational search, police detained six Minsk residents, aged 34 to 36, who allegedly did this, including Viktor . The following day, Anton Motolko's Telegram channel posted a photo of the flag and the caption: "Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crimea is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!"
Former employee of BelVEB Bank.
On September 14, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In December 2024 he was released on pardon.
Trial outcome 12.06.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Vitaliy Matyush said at the court session that he and his wife saw a group of citizens with symbols heading towards Independence Avenue. They also decided to walk with the crowd, while moving along the sidewalk. Having reached the avenue, they saw that the roadway was blocked by police officers. At some point, my wife and I went out onto the roadway near the pedestrian crossing to take a picture, while they had white-red-white ribbons on their wrists.
Trial outcome 27.10.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
According to the indictment, Smolyakov , Asmolovsky and Chernushina took an active part in the protest in Minsk on August 23, 2020. Members of the UCP grossly violated public order, did not respond to calls from police officers, disturbed the peace of citizens and obstructed the movement of public transport.
She was released in the spring of 2024after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Detained for participating in protests in 2020. She was summoned to the UK for a conversation and was detained there for photographs from the protests.
Trial outcome 25.11.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Actor (more than 30 film roles), casting director (8 film projects), director (2 short films). He was detained under an administrative article, but after a day he was not released. Presumably, a criminal case has been opened for participating in protests and openly expressing one's opinion.
Trial outcome:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Retired, avid landscape designer and topiary master.
In 2020, he took part in protest marches, including pensioners' marches.
In August 2022, he was detained by GUBOP officers on his way to work. The case initially resulted in a 10-day administrative arrest for an "extremist repost." After 10 days in Okrestina, a criminal case was opened against Kostus under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and he was transferred to a pretrial detention center.
After being released on home chemistry, Konstantin left the Republic of Belarus after some time.
In May 2025, a criminal case was opened in absentia against Konstantin “to replace the punishment with a more severe one.”
Trial outcome 06.12.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the telegram channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained for registration in the «Peramoga plan».
He was detained on October 13, 2022 under an administrative article, on October 28 he was arrested again under the article for participating in protest actions.
On August 5, 2023, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
The 44-year-old Latvian citizen, who was temporarily registered in the Minsk region, is accused of calling for restrictive measures aimed at harming the national security of Belarus, inciting other social hatred, insulting a government official and insulting Lukashenko.
On June 21, 2025, Dmitry was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg.
Trial outcome 30.12.2022
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Detained for hanging a white-red-white flag After their detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application through which they communicated during the rally was recognized as an extremist formation.
21.03.2023
The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk
Trial outcome 06.04.2023
4 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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