Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
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Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. Traffic Patrol Inspector of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Public Safety Police. Police Lieutenant.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Igor Nikolaevich Volnich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
On June 20, 2020, a peaceful rally called "Lance of Solidarity" took place in the central square of Gantsevichi. Igor Volnich, who arrived there, detained one of the participants with particular brutality, pinning the man's head to the asphalt with his knee.
Volnich also testified at court hearings as a victim of insults on social media. One of the defendants was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to a closed institution and ordered to pay 1,500 rubles in compensation for moral damages.
Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. Traffic Patrol Inspector of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Public Safety Police. Police Lieutenant.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Igor Nikolaevich Volnich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
On June 20, 2020, a peaceful rally called "Lance of Solidarity" took place in the central square of Gantsevichi. Igor Volnich, who arrived there, detained one of the participants with particular brutality, pinning the man's head to the asphalt with his knee.
Volnich also testified at court hearings as a victim of insults on social media. One of the defendants was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to a closed institution and ordered to pay 1,500 rubles in compensation for moral damages.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Alexander was found guilty in December 2021 of insulting a government official for the comment "Impale!" left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a post about Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, who used a chokehold on a detained participant during the dispersal of a solidarity chain, pinning him to the neck with his knee.
Denis was found guilty in June 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left about Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs. Volnich, who had used a knee chokehold on a detained participant during the dispersal of a solidarity chain, was holding him in a chokehold.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Dmitry was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a post about Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, who used a chokehold on a detained participant by pressing his knee on his neck during the dispersal of a solidarity chain.
Alexander was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, pinning a person's head to the pavement with his knee.
Leonid was found guilty in January 2022 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
In November 2024, a court hearing was held for Igor Nikolaevich Volnich "on compensation for moral damages caused as a result of a crime." It is unknown whether this was the same claim for compensation awarded in January 2022, or whether this was a new incident.
Alexander was found guilty in December 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detained man to the ground with his knee.
- Associations
- Retirees
- Associations
- Retirees
Alla was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social network Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a young man to the ground with his knee.
Nadezhda was found guilty in December 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social network Odnoklassniki under a post that featured a video of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from Gantsevichi, pinning a detained young man to the ground with his knee.
Roman was found guilty in September 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a video featuring Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, in which he pinned a detainee to the ground with his knee.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Yulia was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
Nikolai was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Denis was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.
In December 2022, Denis was convicted again of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on VKontakte addressed to Vadim Denisenko, Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. According to the prosecution, the comment contained a negative and offensive assessment of the commander's personality.
In June 2023, a court hearing was held on the issue of "replacing a restriction of freedom without committing to an open correctional facility." The outcome of the hearing is unknown.
Alexander was found guilty in September 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
Alexander was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee, as well as for a comment he left about Andrei Komar, a police captain from Bobruisk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence.