He handed down guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he imposed penalties in the form of a fine in a total amount of at least 7634.5 rubles and in the form of administrative arrest for at least 38 days.
Convicted Vasily Chikh, who was accused of discrediting Belarus under Part 1 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for the fact that in one of the public Viber chats uniting workers of the Brest carriage depot, he “posted a video with deliberately false information about the economic and social situation of the Republic of Belarus " Vasily received 1.5 years of imprisonment as a punishment, to be served in a correctional colony under general regime conditions.
He condemned the father of three minor children, Ruslan Yurtsevich, for having a white-red-white flag on his Facebook avatar. This action was regarded as unauthorized picketing. Maruchek found the man guilty under Article 24.23 of the Administrative Code and sentenced him to a fine of 640 rubles.
He sentenced 33-year-old Alexander Kashpanov. He was found guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for posting 14 leaflets in a “group of persons by prior conspiracy.” The leaflets contained offensive information against Andrei Khvesyuk, an employee of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Brest. The text was taken from one of the Telegram channels: “after the arrests on August 9-11, he personally beat the detainees in the gym because they did not kneel in front of him.” The policeman filed a claim in court for 1,000 rubles for compensation for moral damage: Maruchek satisfied the claim. Alexander also received a sentence of two and a half years of restriction of freedom with a referral to an open correctional facility.
He handed down guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he imposed penalties in the form of a fine in a total amount of at least 7634.5 rubles and in the form of administrative arrest for at least 38 days.
Convicted Vasily Chikh, who was accused of discrediting Belarus under Part 1 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for the fact that in one of the public Viber chats uniting workers of the Brest carriage depot, he “posted a video with deliberately false information about the economic and social situation of the Republic of Belarus " Vasily received 1.5 years of imprisonment as a punishment, to be served in a correctional colony under general regime conditions.
He condemned the father of three minor children, Ruslan Yurtsevich, for having a white-red-white flag on his Facebook avatar. This action was regarded as unauthorized picketing. Maruchek found the man guilty under Article 24.23 of the Administrative Code and sentenced him to a fine of 640 rubles.
He sentenced 33-year-old Alexander Kashpanov. He was found guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for posting 14 leaflets in a “group of persons by prior conspiracy.” The leaflets contained offensive information against Andrei Khvesyuk, an employee of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Brest. The text was taken from one of the Telegram channels: “after the arrests on August 9-11, he personally beat the detainees in the gym because they did not kneel in front of him.” The policeman filed a claim in court for 1,000 rubles for compensation for moral damage: Maruchek satisfied the claim. Alexander also received a sentence of two and a half years of restriction of freedom with a referral to an open correctional facility.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
Trial outcome 12.09.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.11.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
Trial outcome 12.09.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
A pro-government channel shows the arrest of a man: three security officers run up to him from behind on the street and put him face down on the asphalt. In the video, Yakovenko says that on August 10, 2020, he was on Masherov Avenue in Brest. He was there with his friend Igor Sorokin (he was arrested in February after returning from Poland).
According to human rights activists, he was released at the end of May 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In a “repentance video” on a pro-government channel , a man says that he was previously arrested for 10 days under the article on distributing “extremist materials” (Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code). This time he was detained for standing on the roadway with his friends in 2020 and “launching fireworks at employees.”
Detained in a criminal case of mass riots 08/10/2020
Trial outcome 12.09.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Ilya was arrested in late October 2023 and convicted twice under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (distribution, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). A criminal case was then opened for slander against A. Lukashenko.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the fall of 2025.
Trial outcome 14.02.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Head of the department of the Brest Regional Narcological dispensary.
According to law enforcement officials, the man left offensive comments about Lukashenko and Chairman of the Brest City Executive Committee Alexander Rogachuk.
Alesya was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 08.06.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Ekaterina was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Vladislav was convicted under the article "Hooliganism committed by a group of persons" in a criminal case initiated for writing the words "3%", "Go away", "Long live Belarus" on a monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo, Brest district in August 2020.
Trial outcome 08.04.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexander was convicted under the article "Hooliganism committed by a group of persons" in a criminal case initiated for writing the words "3%", "Go away", "Long live Belarus" on a monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo, Brest district in August 2020.
Trial outcome 08.04.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
To ensure that none of political prisoners are left without attention and support the site has a function of verified sendings.
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Support actions
You can upload an image from the support event, and after passing moderation we will publish it.
Respond to help those released
Do you want to help a released political prisoner? Send your contact to Telegram and we will contact you.
A Keeper means you want to regularly help a specific person in prison through their family. Choose a political prisoner and click «Become a Keeper», our team will contact you shortly.
You can request the letters that we have in storage, for this, leave your telegram account for feedback, we will contact you and, after verifying your identity, we will transfer the archive with your letters.
Are you a relative or someone close to a political prisoner? Send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After data verification we will publish your relative on the website.
Do you have information about administrative prosecution? Please send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After checking the data, we will publish your information on the site.
Please leave your contact on Telegram and describe your skills in as much detail as possible. After moderation, your CV will be published on the website.
Multi upload allows you to send confirmations with one photo to several political prisoners at once, check the selected people before sending!
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Write to representatives
Correct translation
Application for assistance in employment or retraining
Please complete the questionnaire to enter the first stage of an interview to determine your individual needs.