He was forced to leave for Russia due to political persecution in 2020, but due to an expired passport and the outbreak of war, he returned to Belarus in May 2022.
It is known that in September and November 2020, the man posted offensive information on the Telegram channel and Viber messenger against Lukashenko, as well as the Minister of Internal Affairs, who at that time was Yuri Karaev.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 17.08.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Born in Narva, Estonian SSR, to a Soviet military family. Architect. Graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute.
On his Facebook page, he published posts about the history of Belarus and his views on Russia. "Poland is Belarus's brother, Ukraine its sister!" he wrote in November 2021.
Prior to the trial, the accused was under a travel restriction and was remanded in custody in the courtroom. The Mogilev resident has a third-degree disability, and in April, he spent 17 days undergoing psychological and psychiatric evaluation in Novinki, where he was found sane.
On June 16, 2022, the KGB added him to the list of “persons involved in terrorist activities.”
On September 27, 2022, the appeal was heard and the verdict entered into force.
In June 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Dmitry is the son of a public activist from Rechitsa, Oleg Shabetnik, who headed the Gomel regional branch of the public organization “Tell the Truth”.
On his page on the social network VKontakte, Dmitry posted links to news about Russian military aggression against Ukraine, which the investigation classified as "incitement of hatred."
On September 10, 2024, he was released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Andrey worked at the Minsk Tractor Plant before his arrest. He was detained for leaving comments about the death of Andrei Zeltser and an employee of the State security committee.
13.03.2024
Комментарий он написал: Толковый чел, всех этих мудаков перебить, которые пристают к людям, толпой герои на одного,красава парень💪
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