The appeal court hearing took place on June 16, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
Sergei is known to be free, but his politically motivated sentence, where he will be serving his sentence, and his release date remain unknown due to the closed judicial system in Belarus.
Trial outcome 18.04.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Igor was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In December of that year, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk in 2020.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a referral to a correctional facility with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 30.12.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 29.03.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 19.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Sergei was detained and convicted for spraying a pepper spray at a riot police officer during a protest on August 9, 2020 in Gomel against election fraud.
In June 2023 and May 2024, he was convicted twice of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration." This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often on trumped-up charges. As a result, his sentence was extended by two years, to five years.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in May 2025 after completing his sentence.
Trial outcome 12.11.2020
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 1500 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 22.06.2023
1 year 3 days of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Oleg, a Volna FC fan, was arrested on August 10, 2020, as part of a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
In June 2022, he was transferred to prison regime.
In March 2024, Oleg was convicted again of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration." This article is used to prosecute prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration for fictitious violations.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 30.04.2021
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 38000 rubles of compensation.
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