Valery Yatsentovych Romanovsky

Number of repressed:

32

Birthday:

24 march 1973

He handed down guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he imposed a fine in the total amount of at least 638 rubles. Convicted journalist Denis Ivashin under Article 365 (interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer) and part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (treason to the state). The trial took place behind closed doors. Ivashin published investigations on the InformNapalm website and in the Novy Chas newspaper. He told how journalists identified former employees of the Ukrainian special forces “Berkut” who participated in the dispersal of Belarusian protests in the ranks of the Belarusian riot police. Behind bars, the journalist's correspondence is blocked, publications are not given back, and he has also been repeatedly placed in a punishment cell. It is known that Denis refused to write a petition for pardon. In the summer of 2021, the journalist began to have heart problems. Romanovsky sentenced Denis to 13 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a colony under a high security regime. Denis is recognized as a political prisoner. Convicted Valentin Panasik under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code - Organizing mass riots, Article 342 of the Criminal Code - Organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them, Article 130 of the Criminal Code - Inciting hostility or discord. Valentin made publications on social networks containing calls for street protests and active resistance if they were suppressed. Romanovsky sentenced the man to 6 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions. Valentin Panasik is recognized as a political prisoner. Considered complaints against decisions of lower courts in political cases. He always took the side of his colleagues.