Pursuit is over

Alexey Ilyinchik is a Gomel bard and musician.

In the spring of 2022, the man had a stroke, so Alexey had to spend several months in the hospital, since rehabilitation after the illness was problematic and the right side of the body was paralyzed.

Alexey was detained on August 18, 2022, the reason remained unknown for a long time, since the man only had a state lawyer who did not contact any of his relatives or friends.

On March 28, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court issued a final verdict in the case of Alexey. He was charged with slander against Alexander Lukashenko (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), insulting the president (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and inciting other social hatred or discord (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).

During his stay in SIZO-3 and in the penal colony, Alexey's health deteriorated. His right hand is almost useless, his speech apparatus is damaged, so he speaks with difficulty. He also cannot write letters on his own. On 10/1/2023, it was known that Alexey Ilyinchik was placed in the neurological department of the Republican Hospital, which is located on the territory of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Minsk.

08/31/2024 released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

It is known that Alexey Alekseychik worked as a transplant doctor at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology for more than 20 years. He is considered one of the best specialists of the center, who has performed many bone marrow transplant operations.

In the spring of 2022, law enforcement officers gained access to the internal chat of employees of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center, where they discussed the political situation in Belarus, the work of the independent trade union «Panacea» and much more. It is assumed that the detention of the transplantologist is connected with this chat.

According to the case materials , “while at her place of residence, the 46-year-old accused, using her mobile phone and an account on the social network Facebook, posted material with an image of Lukashenko on the Internet for free access. In it, using obscene language, she gave a clearly negative assessment of the president’s personality, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity.”

Yuryeva admitted her guilt.

On April 13, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, she will be released in the winter of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Convicted for comments on the Internet.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in December 2025.

Rodion lived abroad for some time in several countries, and then decided to return to Belarus.

He was soon detained by the GUBOPiK. The comments that the GUBOPiK accuses him of are dated 2020.

It is possible that the guy was identified long ago and a case was opened against him, but they waited until he returned to Belarus to detain him. The security forces claim that "he faces 5 to 12 years in prison" - probably referring to a criminal case for "inciting hatred and enmity."

According to human rights activists , he will be released in March 2025.

The 35-year-old hard rock fan was initially charged with insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), insulting Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code), and slandering Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code).

Vitaly was detained on October 13, 2022 and placed in the Vitebsk pretrial detention center.

03.08.2024 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

According to the prosecution , Yevgeny, while at his place of residence, posted a message of offensive content regarding Alexander Lukashenko in a Telegram group on March 1, 2022. This follows from the conclusion of a forensic linguistic examination.

Previously, the man was brought to administrative responsibility for storing information products of an extremist nature on his mobile phone.

On 24.03.2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists , he was released on January 25, 2025.

Andrei was convicted of slandering Lukashenko and participating in protests 2020. The circumstances of the case are unknown, as the court session was held in closed form.

On March 22, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.

According to the prosecution, Dmitry Anchukov, having the intent “aimed at desecrating buildings and other structures with cynical inscriptions and drawings, used a black aerosol can to apply several inscriptions on the ends of houses and public transport stops in different places of the city, which, according to the investigation, offended the feelings of citizens , demonstrated disregard for moral values and discredited state power.” The graffiti was anti-war in nature.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

According to the prosecution , on November 20, 2020, then on December 19, 2021, and from February to May 2022, Alexander posted several messages in the Telegram messenger from his Xiaomi Redmi 7A mobile phone, which “contained a clearly negative assessment of law enforcement officers, military personnel, as well as a group of people united by nationality.” He also posted comments on the Internet using obscene language, in which he gave “a clearly negative assessment of the personality of the head of state, humiliated his honor and dignity.”

On 04.04.2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

The man was accused of painting white-red-white flags in different places of Minsk from February 2021 to September 2022. The court found that as a result of Peter's actions, three businesses were damaged: RUE «Minskenergo», RUE «Minskavtodor-Center», CCU «Minskobldorstroy» for a total amount of over 700 BYN.

Peter fully admitted his guilt and repented. During the preliminary investigation, he compensated for the damage caused.

In June 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.

Sergey Kudritsky, who worked as a sales specialist, was arrested on June 24, 2022 and placed in pre-trial detention, and his wife, Margarita, a leading specialist in one of MTBank's departments, was released on a large bail, since there is a minor child in the family.

According to the prosecution, Sergei and Margarita took an active part in an unauthorized mass event in Minsk on August 30, 2020.

It became known in court that Sergei was also detained on June 9, 2020. Then, a bag of marijuana was allegedly found in his things. So the investigation had another article - 328, the charge under which was considered simultaneously.

According to human rights activists , he was released on May 6, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Daniil, who worked at the Grodno branch of Beltelecom, was detained for several comments on social networks in early October 2022 and placed in custody pending trial.

On 11.04.2023, the appeal was reviewed and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists , he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Andrey was accused of leaving an offensive comment on the Internet about a police officer. After seeing a video on Facebook where a policeman beats up a defenseless person.

Andrey explained that by writing the comment, he was not guided by the motive of ideological divination and did not intend to undermine the authority of the state authorities. The man pleaded partially guilty.