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 9,920 rubles and in the form of administrative arrest for at least 275 days. He tried 11 people, who were later recognized as political prisoners, and sentenced them to imprisonment for terms of 3.5 to 5 years, and also sentenced two minors to up to 3 years in an educational colony. Everyone took part in the rally after it became clear that the elections were rigged and were found guilty under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He found Ilya Smolsky, accused of insulting the national flag under Article 370 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, guilty and sentenced him to 1 year of restriction of freedom and sent to an open institution. Ilya tore down the flag at the choreographic school in the city of Brest. Tried an activist of the independent trade union REP for a comment in a Radio Radio article. He handed down a sentence of 3.5 and 4 years in a maximum security colony to those involved in the “Pinsk case,” when people began to defend themselves from attacks by representatives of security forces.
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 9,920 rubles and in the form of administrative arrest for at least 275 days. He tried 11 people, who were later recognized as political prisoners, and sentenced them to imprisonment for terms of 3.5 to 5 years, and also sentenced two minors to up to 3 years in an educational colony. Everyone took part in the rally after it became clear that the elections were rigged and were found guilty under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He found Ilya Smolsky, accused of insulting the national flag under Article 370 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, guilty and sentenced him to 1 year of restriction of freedom and sent to an open institution. Ilya tore down the flag at the choreographic school in the city of Brest. Tried an activist of the independent trade union REP for a comment in a Radio Radio article. He handed down a sentence of 3.5 and 4 years in a maximum security colony to those involved in the “Pinsk case,” when people began to defend themselves from attacks by representatives of security forces.
He was held in custody for participating in protests in Brest on August 11, 2020, under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. He was released on bail on April 1, 2025.
Trial outcome 26.05.2025
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
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Igor was arrested in the spring of 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and in the summer of that year he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 11 in Brest.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
Sergei was convicted under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 11.03.2025
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Judging by social networks , the man owns a business for oversized cargo transportation (with an office in Brest). The last time he was online was at the end of October 2024 (probably when he was detained).
Trial outcome 08.01.2025
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped, displayed white-red-white banners, and stepped onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in the summer of 2025, having served her full sentence.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped, displayed white-red-white banners, and stepped onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped, displayed white-red-white banners, and stepped onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
The Overchuk brothers were detained in early June. Pro-government telegram channels reported this. In the confessional video, the men say that on August 10, 2020, they were in Brest at a protest rally.
Also involved in this case are Oleg Litvinchuk and Alevtina Gudkova. His brother Matvey was also detained.
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