Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Abashin Aleksandr Viktorovich supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions. Involved in the issuance of guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases. He passed a sentence on Dmitry Zagolovets. The man was accused of insulting Lukashenko under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code, insulting a government official under Article 369 of the Criminal Code, assisting extremist activity under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code, and financing the activities of an extremist group under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code. Abashin sentenced Dmitry to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony for three years and six months.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Abashin Aleksandr Viktorovich supports the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions. Involved in the issuance of guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases. He passed a sentence on Dmitry Zagolovets. The man was accused of insulting Lukashenko under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code, insulting a government official under Article 369 of the Criminal Code, assisting extremist activity under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code, and financing the activities of an extremist group under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code. Abashin sentenced Dmitry to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony for three years and six months.
Maxim served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Security Department since July 2016, serving as a police driver in a special battalion tasked with protecting diplomatic missions. In 2019, he rose to the rank of senior police sergeant.
He was arrested in February 2025 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people were sending information about Russian troop movements.
In October 2025, Maxim was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
An EPAM employee. It is known that Kirill was involved in sketching (a modern form of fine art): his last works were published in the fall, and in January he congratulated his subscribers on the New Year. He was detained after arriving in Belarus from Montenegro. Convicted for donations.
On May 28, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 19.03.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.05.2024
unknown.
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According to pro-government Telegram channels, he was detained for numerous comments on social media.
On October 31, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
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).
Mikhail, the owner of the Samorodok jewelry workshop, made jewelry for reenactment clubs and studied medieval history. In February 2022, he was arrested and later convicted of "slandering and insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official."
In May 2024, a new court hearing was held, following which Mikhail's conditions of detention were tightened, transferring him to a prison regime.
In February 2025, he was convicted again, this time for "financing the activities of an extremist group," and sentenced to restricted freedom. As a result, after a recalculation, his total prison term was increased by six months.
He was released in the spring of 2026, having fully served his sentence.
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