Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
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Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
List of repressed
Alexey was arrested on June 30, 2021, as part of a criminal investigation into an incident at a Russian Navy communications facility near Vileika.
According to the prosecution's case presented in court, Alexei and Vadim Gulevich, "dressed in camouflage and armed with firearms, entered the military facility and planted explosive devices with a blast radius of up to 11 meters." One of them failed to detonate and was defused. An examination revealed that the devices were initiated with a delayed action.
The damages were estimated at over 26,000 rubles. In December 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony and a large fine.
In August 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of changing the sentence, as a result of which Alexei was transferred to a prison regime.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
A resident of Hrodna, detained for spreading extremist materials and personal data of more than 2,000 police officers in 2020. He participated in the protests after the election. He was also an administrator of the Instagram page «Grodno for Life».
unknown years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Andrey was detained by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption for posting extremist materials on his page vk.com. Andrey published a video of Lukashenko taking the oath in 1994 under a white-red-white flag.
He was convicted for participating in the Grodno Marches and comments in the chat.
The man did not admit guilt, but confirmed only the fact of writing comments on August 11 and 12, 2020. The man's participation in the Grodno Marches was not confirmed after watching videos from events in the city.
It became known that a laboratory and forensic medical examination was carried out in June 2022. She confirmed Andrey's mental illness. However, he was convicted anyway, and also included in the list of individuals and organizations involved in terrorist activities.
In August 2023, she was transferred to the prison regime.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
For the first time, Alexander Petushkov was detained in January 2022, after which the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs published a video with him. The reason for the detention was his comments about the events in Kazakhstan.
Alexander was detained again in April 2022. The reason for the initiation of a criminal case were reposts and comments with calls for a strike, the shutdown of enterprises, and the renewal of protests. He also offered to remove the shoulder straps to law enforcement officers and generals. In relation to Lukashenko, he used the words «usurper» and «illegitimate».
7,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
According to the prosecution version, from July 15 to December 27, 2021, he posted comments under publications in chats recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus, where he insulted Lukashenko and other government officials and their relatives, and also left threats against officials performing their official duties.
The publications contained messages related to the abuse of the National Anthem of the Republic of Belarus and the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
- Associations
- Service sector
Convicted for messages in the chat «Grodno dlia zhizni» with calls for direct action actions, as well as about the manufacture of Molotov cocktails. He pleaded guilty at the trial, but refused to testify.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.
- Associations
- Retirees
Previously, he was brought to administrative responsibility for participating in protests.
According to the investigation, from September 2021 to January 2022, Vasily posted messages in destructive Telegram channels insulting government officials, including senior officials of the Republic of Belarus.
He also threatened to use violence against law enforcement and judicial officers, publicly humiliating their honor and dignity. In addition, the man called on citizens to take action to organize mass riots. In extremist Telegram channels, he looked for people willing to commit "crimes", but did not follow through with his intentions, as he was detained by law enforcement officers.
The accused was also ordered to pay monetary compensation for moral damages in the total amount of 32,000 Belarusian rubles to the victims.
On January 31, 2023, another trial of a pensioner began in Dzerzhinsk. This time, he was charged under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a Government Official).
On 13.02.2023 the second verdict was announced.
On March 23, 2023, the Drogichin District Court began to consider the case of political prisoner under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus Vasily Demidovich was placed in the Drogichin temporary detention facility.
In April, the political prisoner was transferred to Gomel's pretrial detention center No. 3. On April 20, 2023, the Sovietsky District Court of Gomel began to consider another case of the pensioner. He is charged under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and Article 391 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. On May 2, another sentence was handed down.
On May 5, 2023, Demidovich's fifth trial will begin - the man is again accused under Article 369 of the Criminal Code . The trial will take place in Pukhovichi, judge - Olga Babuk .
The next meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2023 in Pukhovichi.
On July 5, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court considered the appeal of the political prisoner by Judge Ruslan Tsaruk.
On August 23, 2023, the Nesvizh District Court heard the sixth criminal case against a political prisoner.
In Starye Dorogi, the seventh trial of Vasily will begin on October 19, 2023. In total, Vasilywas sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment, while the results of the last two trials are still unknown.
Due to the fact that the political prisoner was included in the "terrorist list", he cannot make money transfers. In addition, Vasily has no relatives who could support him. Over the past year, he has survived dozens of transfers. Political prisoners are transferred in difficult conditions, which leaves a very bad mark on Vasily's health.
On December 15, 2023, the trial of Vasily, which began in October, resumed in Starye Dorogi.
At the end of June 2025, Vasily’s residential building was sold at an auction on the BelYurObespechenie platform.
1) 6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
2) 1 year of imprisonment with a penalty of 1 110 BYN.
By partial addition of punishments, he was finally sentenced to 6,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
3) 2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
By partial addition, the pensioner was finally sentenced to 7 years in prison.
- Associations
- Railway workers
An employee of the «Baranovichi department of the Belarusian Railway», as well as the «Lida Locomotive Depot».
According to the case file, in the period from November 2020 to January 2022, the man posted messages in the communities of the vk.com social network containing insults and threats of violence against Lukashenko.
He also, in February 2022, posted messages aimed at inciting national and other social discord and hostility against the Russian military.
- Associations
- Service sector
He's a taxi driver. There are two juvenile children in the family.
Convicted for comments from June 2020 to August 2020 in telegram chats.
9 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
The initial reason for the detention was the distribution of extremist materials as part of an administrative, politically motivated case.
During the arrest, the man was charged in a criminal case for numerous likes on Odnoklassniki.
On July 4, 2023, the appeal was considered. the prior agreement came into force.
He was detained on June 28, 2021, served 7 days of administrative arrest. He was released on July 5, after which he was again detained by the staff of the investigative committee, but this time on a criminal case.
According to the prosecution, Alexander on the ok.ru posted publications insulting Lukashenko. He also posted a comment and a video on the vk.com social network, spoke insultingly to Lukashenko.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The Investigative Committee calls him an active participant in destructive telegram channels and a representative of the «sofa troops».
The victims in the case were 26 people.
Frantskevich was held in custody until the trial.
4,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Previously, he worked in the Leeds security service, he quit a long time ago. Recently he worked as a driver on a heavy truck («trucker»).
On December 19, 2022, the trial began in closed regime.
5,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
- Associations
- Journalists
Journalist, he was detained on May 26, 2022 after a search.
At the moment, the journalist has been charged, but the exact criminal article with which Lyubenchuk is accused is unknown (the lawyer is under a non-disclosure agreement).
In early November 2023, it became known that Ales had begun to have problems with his spine behind bars (a year ago). "It is difficult for him to even do sports, which is what everyone does to save themselves. This noticeably upsets him," a source told Radio Svaboda. Ales worked stripping wires of insulation.
He was released in early January 2025.