The case of the former head of the "Protection of Motherland Birds" was sent to court
The Investigative Committee said it had completed an investigation into the case of political prisoner
Viktar Fianchuk
.
He was charged under Part 1 of Art.
342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order).
According to the case file, “Fyanchuk blocked traffic on the roadway and shouted various slogans.
The investigation revealed five more similar episodes committed by him. "
The materials of the investigation have been handed over to the prosecutor's office, so the trial should start soon.
Viktar was detained after a search in the Minsk office of the organization on August 31, 2021.
He was immediately sentenced to "days" in an administrative case, and then charged under Art.
342 CC.
On March 19, 2022, the Supreme Court liquidated the "Protection of Motherland Birds" for "extremist activities."
Current address of the political prisoner for correspondence:
Pre-trial detention center-1.
220030, Minsk, street
Valadarski, 2, Victor Alexandrovich Fyanchuk
.
2.5 years in prison in the "Zeltser case"
On April 4, the Brest Regional Court sentenced political prisoner
Dzyanis Karaban
, detained for commenting on the Internet after the death of
Andrei Zeltser
.
The man was sentenced to 2.5 years in a maximum security penal colony.
He was found guilty under Art.
130 of the Criminal Code.
The verdict was handed down by Judge
Katsyaryna Hruda
.
Alyaksandr Zheshko
supported the prosecution
.
Denis was tried on February 9, 2022.
The political prisoner was accused of leaving a comment on September 28, 2021 in the community "VKontakte" "Bad News Belarus": "A * wenchik, it's time to bring them down."
In court, Karaban pleaded guilty.
This is the second known verdict in the so-called "Zeltser case".
The first was issued in January 2022.
In Mahilou, a judge of the Leninski District Court of Mahilou
Tatsiana Rakhmanenka
sentenced 45-year-old
Alyaksandr Havrylenka
to 2 years in prison under a general regime and a fine of 100 basic units for insulting comments against KGB officer
Dzmitry Fedasiuk
, killed by Andrei.
Gavrilenko's case was considered under one article of the Criminal Code - "public insult to a government official."
While about a hundred people detained in this case are charged with two articles of the Criminal Code - 369 and 130 (incitement to social hatred).