Dmitriy Ivanovich Sosnovsky
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Dmitriy Ivanovich Sosnovsky
Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Dmitry Ivanovich Sosnovsky is an employee of the judicial authorities involved in politically motivated repressions, in which thousands of peaceful demonstrators, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence. Convicted in politically motivated cases. He sentenced Denis Voroby and Ivan Voroby under Article 370 of the Criminal Code for the fact that in the summer they tore off the red and green flag from the building of a rural club and damaged its fastening. Sosnovsky sentenced them to one year of imprisonment to be served in a colony under general regime conditions. He pronounced a verdict against Sergei Skok, Olga Klimkova and Maxim Sergeenko, accused under Part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code and Article 368 of the Criminal Code for making six life-size dolls “with cynical inscriptions and images of high-ranking officials,” placing them on overpasses near the villages of Vilchitsy and Lyubuzh, taking photographs and dissemination of images on the Internet. Sosnovsky sentenced them to 3 to 3.5 years in prison.
Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Dmitry Ivanovich Sosnovsky is an employee of the judicial authorities involved in politically motivated repressions, in which thousands of peaceful demonstrators, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence. Convicted in politically motivated cases. He sentenced Denis Voroby and Ivan Voroby under Article 370 of the Criminal Code for the fact that in the summer they tore off the red and green flag from the building of a rural club and damaged its fastening. Sosnovsky sentenced them to one year of imprisonment to be served in a colony under general regime conditions. He pronounced a verdict against Sergei Skok, Olga Klimkova and Maxim Sergeenko, accused under Part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code and Article 368 of the Criminal Code for making six life-size dolls “with cynical inscriptions and images of high-ranking officials,” placing them on overpasses near the villages of Vilchitsy and Lyubuzh, taking photographs and dissemination of images on the Internet. Sosnovsky sentenced them to 3 to 3.5 years in prison.
List of repressed
Andrei was arrested in February 2024 on charges of group actions grossly violating public order, and in August of that year, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral for participating in post-election protests that took place in 2020.
In February 2025, as part of a special case against Andrei, a court hearing was held in absentia on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Mikhail was convicted in the spring of 2024 under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
In the winter of 2025, it became known that Mikhail had been tried in absentia as part of a special proceeding to have his sentence replaced by a prison term in a penal colony.
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Mikhail was found guilty of "threatening to use violence against a police officer." The victim, police officer Mitsura, claimed that on September 17, 2020, in a grocery store, Mikhail allegedly "stared at him and smiled," then filmed him on his phone and "threatened." However, witnesses who were nearby categorically denied the fact of threats. Mikhail was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In July 2022, the punishment regime was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Maksym, an ambulance driver, was charged and convicted of making six life-size puppets “with cynical inscriptions and images of senior officials,” which were placed on overpasses near the villages of Vilczyce and Lubuż, and then photographed and distributed online.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Vladimir was sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom for insulting a judge. In March 2021, a new criminal case was opened against him, and in June the court sentenced him to 2 years in a general regime penal colony for "evading serving a sentence." The charges were based on violations of the rules, such as lying on a bed at an unspecified time. Vladimir himself claimed that the case was fabricated in response to his demands for labor rights.
In April 2022, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Olga was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of making six life-size dolls “with cynical inscriptions and images of senior officials,” which were placed on overpasses near the villages of Vilczyce and Lubuż, and then photographed and distributed online.
She was released on February 4, 2024, having fully served her sentence.
Sergei was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of making six life-size puppets “with cynical inscriptions and images of senior officials,” which were placed on overpasses near the villages of Vilchytsy and Lyubuzh, and then photographed and distributed online.
In July 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.