Gennady Nikolaevich Brown
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Gennady Nikolaevich Brown
Acted as a public prosecutor in politically motivated cases. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Alexander Kordyukov, who was charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code and Article 139 of the Criminal Code. He was accused of attempted murder of a serviceman who was in civilian clothes during the protests and shot Gennady Shutov. Alexander was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. Requested that Gennady Shutov, who died from a head wound, be found guilty of resistance — and that a sentence be passed without sentencing. The shot was fired by serviceman Gavrilov, exceeding his official authority. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Artem Androsyuk, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. Artem was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. He acted as the state prosecutor in the case of mother of many children Yulia Laptanovich, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code, Article 369 of the Criminal Code, Article 366 of the Criminal Code, Article 188, Article 203 Part 1 of the Criminal Code, Article 389 of the Criminal Code, Article 361 Part 4 of the Criminal Code. Yulia was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime. Her husband Igor Laptanovich is also a political prisoner - he received two and a half years in a penal colony.
Acted as a public prosecutor in politically motivated cases. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Alexander Kordyukov, who was charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code and Article 139 of the Criminal Code. He was accused of attempted murder of a serviceman who was in civilian clothes during the protests and shot Gennady Shutov. Alexander was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. Requested that Gennady Shutov, who died from a head wound, be found guilty of resistance — and that a sentence be passed without sentencing. The shot was fired by serviceman Gavrilov, exceeding his official authority. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Artem Androsyuk, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. Artem was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. He acted as the state prosecutor in the case of mother of many children Yulia Laptanovich, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code, Article 369 of the Criminal Code, Article 366 of the Criminal Code, Article 188, Article 203 Part 1 of the Criminal Code, Article 389 of the Criminal Code, Article 361 Part 4 of the Criminal Code. Yulia was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime. Her husband Igor Laptanovich is also a political prisoner - he received two and a half years in a penal colony.
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Alexander was detained after a protest against the results of the presidential elections, which took place on August 11, 2020 in Brest. At this protest, Gennady Shutov was shot in the back of the head, which Alexander witnessed. He was later convicted of resisting and attempting to kill Captain Roman Gavrilov, who shot the protester, and Warrant Officer Arseniy Galitsyn, who acted as victims.
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At the beginning of the trial, Sergei Matyukhevich was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code for messages on the Internet. However, under Article 369 of the Criminal Code, the judge released the man from punishment: the statute of limitations had expired. But under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, Sergei was found guilty.
As the prosecutor reported in a video broadcast by state media, Matyukhevich was accused of using his phone and the Internet to incite citizens to use violence against security forces on July 15, 2020.
On 13.01.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei has two young sons. The youngest was born while Sergei was in prison awaiting trial.
Sergei was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Natalia was convicted of "participating in group actions grossly violating public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Natalia managed to leave the country before the sentence came into force.
In January 2025, as part of a special proceeding in Natalia's case, a hearing was held in absentia to consider replacing her restriction of freedom with a prison sentence in a penal colony. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.
Konstantin was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Andrey was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Vladimir was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Yulia was first convicted, along with her husband, of "participating in group actions grossly violating public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. The court sentenced Yulia to a restricted freedom order in the form of "house arrest."
Several months later, on October 13, 2021, her home was searched, after which she was detained in connection with a new criminal case and placed in pretrial detention. She was convicted a second time in July 2022 on six criminal charges, accused of providing information about officials involved in the criminal prosecution of her family. The court sentenced Yulia to imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the court reduced her prison term by only three months and reduced the fine. Ultimately, her final sentence was 4 years and 9 months.
In January 2025, it became known that Yulia had been tried for a third time under the article on “assisting extremist activity.”
In the fall of 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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Andrei, a blogger and official DJ for the Belarusian punk rock band Dai Darogu!, was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Andrei managed to leave the country before the sentence came into force.
In January 2025, as part of a special proceeding in Andrei's case, a hearing in absentia was held to consider replacing the restriction of freedom with a prison sentence in a penal colony. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.
Darya was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Tatyana was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Alexey was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Artem was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Igor, an activist from Pruzhany, was arrested in March 2021 in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. The participants were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. He and his wife were convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order", despite the fact that they are the parents of three children. According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depot caused damages in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.