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.
According to the indictment, on April 22, 2021, at 7:44 a.m., Yuri Yudchits publicly, “with the purpose of humiliating honor and dignity,” insulted a government official in connection with the performance of his official duties — police officer of the OMON platoon of the Brest City Executive Committee Internal Affairs Directorate Vladislav Shukaev.
As soon as Yuri was released, a criminal case was opened against him again, and again for a comment about a police officer. This time, the victim was the head of the Berezovsky District Department of Internal Affairs' juvenile affairs inspectorate, Dmitry Lishko. The second sentence was handed down on 24.06.2022
Yuri left Belarus.
On September30, 2024, the Berezovsky District Court will hear Yuri's case "on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility."
He was arrested on administrative charges. Didn't come out after a day. On the phone, police officers found a photo from participation in a protest march on August 16, 2020.
According to pro-government channels, he was arrested for making and distributing black and white flags. Earlier, in 2010, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for protesting against election fraud. Released, is in the status of a suspect.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In the spring of 2022, he was convicted of "inciting social discord" and "insulting a government official."
Evgeny worked at BelAZ for over 20 years. He has two adult children and grandchildren.
On May 24, 2022, the KGB included him in the list of persons “involved in terrorist activities,” as well as in the list of citizens involved in “extremist activities.”
The sentence against Evgeny has entered into legal force; the exact term of his sentence and the place of his imprisonment are being clarified.
was detained on September 29, 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
Trial outcome 07.12.2022
1 year 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to pro-government channels, he was detained for participating in protests.
He was detained in March, since then, after another administrative period, a new protocol was drawn up and Vitaly was detained again. After three months of imprisonment in Akrestsin he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-1.
Vitaly’s former cellmate from Volodarka said that he was immediately charged with participating in one march. But before the case was closed, he was charged under Part 1 of Art. 130 Criminal Codes on the Internet found his comments for August 2020.
On March 3, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of autumn 2023after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.12.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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