The accusation is based on comments that Kotov left within a month and a half after the 2020 presidential election in Telegram channels recognized by extremist groups in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The investigators of these telegram channels found evidence of crimes under 4 articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
It is also known that Ivan was detained twice after the 2020 presidential election. For the first time immediately after August 9. For the second time, Lukashenko's security forces seized Kotov in mid-February 2021. Then the riot police detained 68 people in the village of Sokol, Smolevichi district – participants and spectators of the concert.
Trial outcome 27.02.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 30.06.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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The musician of the TOR BAND, detained together with Evgeny Burlo, their wives were also detained. Golovach's wife was fined, Burlo's wife was placed under administrative arrest.
At the end of November 2022, Dmitry and Evgeny were sentenced for the third time for 15 days. TOR BAND became a popular band in Belarus during the 2020 protests. Many songs have become hits on different platforms. Information products, social networks and the logo of the TOR BAND were recognized as extremist materials, as well as their songs listed above.
Trial outcome 31.10.2023:
9 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
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In addition to imprisonment, Mikhail was awarded compensation for moral damage to the victims and damage caused by a public transport stop in the amount of 49 000 BYN (~ 20 000 USD).
Trial outcome 28.11.2022:
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Employees of JSC «Grodno Azot».
The reason for the initiation of a criminal case against the trade union leader, according to the state prosecutor, was his conversation with a journalist of the Belsat TV channel, during which he "gave her some information."
Andrei's phone was tapped, and the conversations were recorded by the special services. After his dismissal from the factory, a criminal case was initiated against him.
He is accused of facilitating extremist activities and discrediting the Republic of Belarus. Earlier, the primary organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Employees of JSC «Grodno Azot» was recognized as extremist. The Grodno Regional Court decided to ban the activities of the organization and its liquidation.
He was taken into custody in the courtroom, before that he was on his own recognizance not to leave.
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It became known about the detention of Yevgeny Glushkov, a resident of the village of Zyabrovka in the Gomel region. According to some media reports, on the night of August 10-11, 2022, an incident occurred at the airfield in Zyabrovka, about which the media wrote a lot, then local checks began.
Eugene found an old picture of the airfield in his phone, which he took from a drone. And we also found contacts of different Ukrainians. That was enough to detain him. The guy before his detention worked as a veterinarian in one of the clinics in Gomel, has exceptionally positive characteristics from employers. Before the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, Yevgeny lived abroad for a long time. In recent years - in China, where he studied music and planned to stay to live. But due to the coronavirus epidemic, he was left without sources of income and was forced to return to his homeland.
Trial outcome 20.01.2023:
9 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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Arthur is from Pinsk. He studied at the Slonim Medical College, graduated with honors and upon graduation was assigned to Grodno. He entered the Grodno State Medical University, in addition to this he worked as a paramedic for a visiting team in an ambulance.
According to pro-government telegram channels, he was detained for registering in the Peramoga plan, and also participated in “unauthorized mass events.”
On August 17, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
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The doctor of the 1st qualification category of the ultrasound specialist of the Smorgon Central District Hospital.
He was detained for insulting Lukashenko.
Trial outcome 13.02.2023:
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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He was detained in Babruisk. He was then sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest, but was not released after that. Instead, he was sent to the Okrestina detention center in Minsk. In early September, he was transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1.
Sergei is charged in a criminal case.
Sergei is the cousin of the deputy commander of the Kalinovsky regiment, Vadim Kabanchuk.
On July 4, another closed trial of Sergei Franchuk took place. This time, he was accused of insulting Alexander Lukashenko. Franchuk's initial sentence of three years in prison was extended by six months.
On September 28, 2023, an appeal hearing was held following the second court's verdict. The verdict entered into force.
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.09.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 10.01.2025
6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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On March 11, 2022, Evgeny was detained for insulting comments.
During the search, hashish was found in his possession. Evgeny said that he bought it for himself and his friend-colleague Yuri, with whom he had previously used it repeatedly.
The man was detained and placed in custody, charging him with articles for insulting four policemen, a judge and drug trafficking.
On September 27, 2022, an appeal hearing was held.
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According to the investigation materials, back in May 2021, using the news about the crash of a military aircraft in the city of Baranovichi and the death of two pilots, 35 year old Yaskevich systematically posted publicly available video messages aimed at inciting social discord and hostility against law enforcement officers on the social network and video hosting Tik-Tok.
Also in May 2021, he produced and posted 3 video messages on the TikTok social network and video hosting, open to an unlimited number of people, in which he insulted the head of state, falsely accused him of grave and especially grave crimes.
Trial outcome 06.07.2022:
4, 5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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In April 2024, a trial "On changing compulsory security measures and treatment" took place. After which, Alexander, apparently, was sent to a colony. He is serving his sentence in IK-1.
Trial outcome 01.05.2022
compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
Regime change trial 29.04.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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He works at the «Mayak» Center for Additional Education, led an art circle.
Telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus published the news, that he was going to go to Ukraine and join Kalinovsky's battalion.
Detained for registering in the chatbot «Peramoga».
He was brought up in a family orphanage.
The trial was held behind closed doors, so the details of the court session and the position of the political prisoner in the case are unknown.
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He's a former medical examiner. I studied programming.
Trial outcome 27.06.2022:
5,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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Nikolai, a technician at the Institute of Powder Metallurgy, was arrested in July 2021 in a criminal case related to the "Busly Lyatsyats" initiative. Some of the charges involved damaging the car of a Borisov district judge. As a result, he was sentenced to a long prison term and a fine.
Nikolai had previously been arrested after attempting to file a complaint with the Central Election Commission on July 16, 2020, where his front tooth was knocked out.
Trial outcome 28.09.2022
8 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 300 basic values fine.
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Resident of the Mogilev region. Native of Lithuania. Detained for sabotage of the railway near the stations of Bobruisk, as well as arson of the shooting range of military unit 5527.
On October 25, 2022, the court’s appeal hearing took place, and the verdict came into force.
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