On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.
On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.
He was a local deputy in Zaslavl, where his company is registered. Bremshmidt was even on the election commission for the 2019 parliamentary elections. It is known that at the end of May 2023, the man traveled to Lithuania. In chats, he wrote how long it took him to cross the border and that he was going to return to Belarus soon. One of the organizers of “VIVA Rovar” in Zaslavl.
On 29.04.2024, the appeal was considered (presumably the term was reduced from 10 years of imprisonment, imposed by the court of first instance, to 6.5 years of imprisonment), the sentence came into force.
Trial outcome 06.03.2024:
6.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
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.
On February 6, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 04.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.02.2024
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.
Most likely he was detained on January 26, 2023 for the distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities. After which a criminal case was opened under numerous articles. Before the trial, he was allegedly imprisoned in a prison in Zhodino.
On January 26, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 15.11.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.01.2024
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.
On February 2, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 08.11.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 02.02.2024
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 prosecution , on May 17, 2022, Leonid Raichonok transferred $400 for body armor to Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine. He made a second donation in the amount of $150 to the benefit of the “Prague Support Team” (an association of Belarusians in Prague who collect donations and use them to buy uniforms, sometimes for weapons accessories, for Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine). The Brest resident’s actions were qualified as “financing citizens of the Republic of Belarus to participate on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation of one of the warring parties, in armed conflicts, military operations.”
On December 12, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
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.
In the Minsk City Court, on October 10, 2023, three customs officers, Evgeniy Gurinovich, Viktor Novik, and Vladimir Zhuromsky , began to be tried behind closed doors. In total, they were tried under eight articles of the Criminal Code. Now human rights activists have learned that on February 27, 2024, only 31-year-old customs inspector Yevgeny Gurinovich will continue to be tried in this case. The location of the trial is pre-trial detention center No. 1. Whether this could be due to the man’s health condition is unknown. It is likely that his case has been separated into a separate case, but the trial of the others has not yet been scheduled.
On May 24, 2024, Evgeniy’s appeal was considered.
Trial outcome 17.04.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.05.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Appeal 16.08.2024
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.
On December 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 19.10.2023:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
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.
On December 8, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome date unknown
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.08.2023
unknown.
Prosecutor's protest 08.12.2023
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.
Detained for donations. There is a child under 1 year of age.
On February 6, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 07.12.2023:
5 years imprisonment in a maximum security colony
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.
8 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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.
Detained for comments on social networks. Alexander is accused of “extremist calls inciting social hatred” and “insulting government officials.” The pro-government Telegram channel showed screenshots of messages that implicate Polivko. For example: “Collaborators and slaves, it’s disgusting to watch! So that they all get angry and impale this mustachioed fascist.”
Thus, according to the prosecution, on June 14, 2021, under the publication of the telegram channel “Belarus of the Brain,” Alexander wrote a message where he said that he once worked at Lukashenko’s residence, and one of his colleagues talked about his conversation with Lukashenko’s security guard. And according to the guard, Lukashenko personally, due to faults on the part of the guard, could put them in a row and “punch through the plywood” (strike with all his might in the chest or stomach so that the person bends over from such a blow). Apparently, this comment was written under a post with the title “BYPOL: Roman Protasevich was personally beaten by the dictator” (all comments under the post have been deleted at the moment). At the trial, Polivko was asked to name what kind of colleague told such a story - but the man could not remember either his name or other personal details, because. he worked at the residence for a very long time, around 2008-2009. But finding an ex-colleague based on documents would be unrealistic, because... they worked without official employment. He was also convicted for 4 more comments under various articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The man left behind two minor children (they are 14 years old and 4 years old).
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.
Igor was convicted of donating to initiatives recognized as extremist.
On September 29, 2023, an appeal hearing was held.
Trial outcome 17.07.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.09.2023
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.
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.
He was detained on 02/23/2023 early in the morning at the exit from the entrance, when Kirill was going to work. After 15 days of administrative arrest, he was not released. As a result, they were charged with financing the activities of an extremist group. At the trial, 6 donations of 10 dollars each were presented to various aid organizations.
Trial outcome 26.06.2023:
4 years in prison
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.
Convicted for comments in Telegram chats during protests. His participation is "proven" by his mobile phone billing records.
Diabetes appeared in prison.
Trial outcome 22.06.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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.
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