Vladislav Vitalievich Piskunovich
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre

Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 48 decisions awarding at least 40 years of restriction or imprisonment. On October 28, 2022, judge Sergei Berezyuk found Edgar Shirko guilty under Art. 369 (Insulting a representative of the authorities) and Part 1 of Art. 130 (Inciting other social hostility) of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions for a period of three years and a fine of 3,200 rubles in the “Zeltzer case”. On August 26, 2022, he sentenced a 1st year student to two and a half years in prison for “preparing to participate in an armed conflict on the territory of another country” (Part 1 of Article 13 and Part 1 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code) Andrei Maslov, who intended to get to Ukraine to provide assistance, primarily humanitarian. Sentenced Vladimir Gundar to 3 years in prison in the “Autukhovich case”. The man was accused of threatening investigators during a search in connection with a “terrorist attack.” The process was conducted behind closed doors. Massively rejects complaints against politically motivated verdicts of lower courts.
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