Alexander Vladimirovich Yuzhik
Alexander Vladimirovich Yuzhik
Number of repressed: 1
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Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Yuzhik Aleksandr Vladimirovich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions. He acted as a state prosecutor in the case of journalist of the Polish Gazeta Wyborcza Andrej Poczobut and requested a sentence of 3 years of imprisonment for him under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code. The case against Poczobut was initiated for publications in Gazeta Wyborcza, including the article "Lukashenko: Yes, I falsified the elections", as well as for entries in his blog on the website "Belorussky Partisan".

Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Yuzhik Aleksandr Vladimirovich is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions. He acted as a state prosecutor in the case of journalist of the Polish Gazeta Wyborcza Andrej Poczobut and requested a sentence of 3 years of imprisonment for him under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code. The case against Poczobut was initiated for publications in Gazeta Wyborcza, including the article "Lukashenko: Yes, I falsified the elections", as well as for entries in his blog on the website "Belorussky Partisan".

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Andrey Stanislavovich Pochobut
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In custody: 1806 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work, The Union of Poles case
Hometown: Berestovica
Date of birth: 16.04.1973
Number of children: 1 child
Address for letters: IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Andrei is a Grodno journalist, publicist and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus. In 2011, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment with a 2-year suspended sentence on charges of slandering Lukashenko. He was released in the courtroom on his own recognizance not to leave. In 2012, a new criminal case was opened against him for publications in the media, but in 2013 it was closed due to lack of evidence. In the autumn of the same year, he was released from serving his sentence in the first case.

On March 25, 2021, Andrei was detained again. He was accused of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. The charges included articles about the 2020 Belarusian protests, the protection of the Polish minority, and publications about the USSR's attack on Poland in 1939. He spent more than 1.5 years in pretrial detention and was convicted in February 2023.

It is known that Andrey refused to write a petition for pardon. At present, he continues to be subjected to pressure, is deprived of visits and parcels. There are also no calls from him.

Trial outcome 05.07.2011
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (with a deferment 2 years).
Trial outcome 08.02.2023
8 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.05.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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.
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