Supported the state prosecution at the trial of the fifth and eighth groups in the "round dance case".
Was the state prosecutor in the case of "insulting Lukashenko".
Requested 1.5 years of house arrest for the defendant for insulting a Brest policeman.
Supported the state prosecution at the trial of the fifth and eighth groups in the "round dance case".
Was the state prosecutor in the case of "insulting Lukashenko".
Requested 1.5 years of house arrest for the defendant for insulting a Brest policeman.
Stanislav, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested in May 2021 in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against election fraud that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in “mass riots.”
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Ruslan was first detained on August 10, 2020, during a protest in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. After a brutal beating, he was hospitalized and then sentenced to 7 days of administrative arrest. A criminal case was later opened against him, but he left the country during the investigation.
Upon returning to Belarus, Ruslan attempted to cross the border into the European Union, but was detained. In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in “mass riots.”
In July 2024, he was convicted again, this time for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution.” This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, based on fictitious violations.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Tatyana was convicted of "participation 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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry 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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Left Belarus.
In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held against Sergei as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Anna 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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Left Belarus.
In December 2024, as part of a special proceeding against Anna, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Nikita 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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Ilya was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
Before his imprisonment, he worked as a turner, is interested in metalworking and design, and has a mathematical mind.
In the summer of 2023, his detention regime was tightened - Sergei was transferred to a prison regime until the end of his sentence.
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Viktor was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Artem was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexander was convicted in June 2021 under the article for insulting a government official - for a comment left under a post in the "Punishermen of Belarus" group addressed to Brest police officer Shukailo. In March 2022, he was convicted again under the same article - for a comment addressed to the prevention inspector of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs Tatyana Kulbitskaya.
Trial outcome 11.06.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 09.03.2022
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Final verdict by partial addition:
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Oleg was arrested in June 2021 and later convicted of "participation 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, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Gleb is a defendant in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. During the investigation, he left the country, and upon returning to Belarus, he was detained while trying to cross the border into the European Union. In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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