The verdict notes that they took part in the actions “for the purpose of publicly expressing their socio-political views and protest through illegal means, and conducting destructive activities aimed, among other things, at aggravating tension in society.”
At the trial, all three admitted guilt.
From the case materials, it is known that they were identified from video recordings and photographs from the roadway at protest rallies. It is known that one of the brothers was immediately detained and placed in a temporary detention center on Akrestsin. After this, the security forces became interested in the second brother.
Trial outcome 17.05.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
The verdict notes that they took part in the actions “for the purpose of publicly expressing their socio-political views and protest through illegal means, and conducting destructive activities aimed, among other things, at aggravating tension in society.”
At the trial, all three admitted guilt.
From the case materials, it is known that they were identified from video recordings and photographs from the roadway at protest rallies. It is known that one of the brothers was immediately detained and placed in a temporary detention center on Akrestsin. After this, the security forces became interested in the second brother.
Trial outcome 17.05.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
The Minsk resident was accused of writing an online comment on October 22, 2021 towards the senior inspector of the criminal executive inspection of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Sovetsky District of Minsk. According to the court ruling, Alexander saw a publication in a telegram channel with a photograph and personal data of the inspector, under which he left a comment in the chat of the telegram channel. The man fully admitted his guilt.
The policewoman about whom the comment was written demanded 1,000 rubles in compensation for moral damage.
After the verdict was announced, Alexander was released in the courtroom.
Alexander Saevich has a higher education and works as a manager in a limited liability company.
Trial outcome 10.05.2024:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Maxillofacial surgeon, Belarusian writer, translator, two-time champion of Belarus in taekwondo. Elena is the sister of activist and political prisoner Maxim Vinyarsky, sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Alena is preliminary accused under Art. 342 part 1. The woman is probably in a pre-trial detention center. The family has four children at home.
Trial outcome 20.06.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
She was detained on April 9, 2024, when she went to the Oktyabrsky district police department of Minsk to pick up her phone, which was taken from her two years ago and was not given back. Let us remind you that in March 2022, Galina was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for leaflets “No to war” - this was considered “unauthorized picketing”. Now they told her that they were ready to give her the phone, so they invited her to the police department.
The essence of the accusation is unknown. It is known that she was detained under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 14.06.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Vladimir Martov worked as the head of the anesthesiology and resuscitation department at the Vitebsk Emergency Hospital; his contract was not renewed in April 2021. The doctor was persecuted after he spoke in non-state media about the fact that coronavirus mortality statistics were being hidden.
In February 2022, Martov was arrested for 7 days under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Violation of the procedure for organizing or holding mass events). He was detained at his dacha near Lepel. According to the doctor's wife, he was convicted for a white-red-white flag on his avatar on a social network. After his release, Vladimir Martov left the country.
On May 14, 2024, in the city of Murino in the Leningrad Region, Dr. Vladimir Martov was detained after leaving Belarus. He was wanted internationally for "participation in the activities of an extremist group" for an interview with a foreign media outlet declared an "extremist group" in Belarus. Thanks to his friends and former medical colleagues, Vladimir was successfully evacuated to a European country.
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